Who would have thought it ?

Dave Milne, Scotland

"Earle Horton" <123456@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:flhsdk$n0$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I happened to spill some fresh gear lube, Valvoline Semi-Synthetic 80w90
> to be exact, on some snow today and damned if it doesn't look bright
> yellow.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:1Bdaj.78017$cJ3.7637@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.u k...
> > Hopefully he'll check the level to satisfy himself !
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:476878e6$0$27332$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosti ng.com...
> > > The stuff I have seen is a light yellowish brown colour. Thinned
> out
> > > over snow and it could maybe go really light.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Dave Milne wrote:
> > > > powersteering fluid that Jeep sells over here is a medium brown,
> > definitely
> > > > not yellow bright or otherwise...
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps it's coolant from another vehicle that was parked there
> before
> > ...
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:47684fd5$0$20804$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosti ng.com...
> > > >> Fadi wrote:
> > > >>> could it be from the battery ?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> my car didn't start this morning :( ... when i turn the key all
> i hear
> > > >>> is a 'click' ... i didn't forget any lights on or left anything
> > > >>> running...
> > > >>>
> > > >>> this sucks...
> > > >> Maybe a blown power steering pump with it's yellow fluid seized
> and
> > > >> puked so the engine won't turn over?
> > > >>
> > > >> Mike
> > > >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > >> 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and
> Build
> > > >> Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

"Earle Horton" <123456@nospam.com> wrote:

> I happened to spill some fresh gear lube, Valvoline Semi-Synthetic
> 80w90 to be exact, on some snow today and damned if it doesn't
> look bright yellow.

WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW

With thanks to Frank Zappa.

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On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:08:10 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com>
wrote:

>"Earle Horton" <123456@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> I happened to spill some fresh gear lube, Valvoline Semi-Synthetic
>> 80w90 to be exact, on some snow today and damned if it doesn't
>> look bright yellow.
>
>WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
>AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
>WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
>AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
>
>With thanks to Frank Zappa.

I thought it was:

"You can go where the huskies go, but dont you eat that yellow snow"

I'd look it up, but that would require *knowing the name of the song*!

....

 

noneofyourbusiness wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:08:10 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Earle Horton" <123456@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I happened to spill some fresh gear lube, Valvoline Semi-Synthetic
>>> 80w90 to be exact, on some snow today and damned if it doesn't
>>> look bright yellow.
>> WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
>> AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
>> WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
>> AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
>>
>> With thanks to Frank Zappa.
>
> I thought it was:
>
> "You can go where the huskies go, but dont you eat that yellow snow"
>
> I'd look it up, but that would require *knowing the name of the song*!
>
> ...
And the name is...... "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" from Mr. Zappa's 1974
album Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')

--
FRH

 

On Dec 18 2007, 2:46 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Yellow snow? That's pee ...
>
> "Fadi" <fad...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:b43e9f8e-d918-4a0d-9ce5-5bd4d08c051d@w56g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I have a Jeep TJ 2002 2.5L manual transmission (and no AC)
>
> > over the weekend, i noticed that there was fresh bright yellow patches
> > under my jeep... i'm pretty sure that it's from jeep because it was
> > snowing overnight.. the snow went under the car and the leak is
> > clearly visible on the snow.
>
> > it's not my windshield washer (that's blue)
> > it's not my coolant fluid (that's brownish)
> > obviously not engine oil
> > not brake oil
>
> > could it be from the differential box ?
>
> > the patch was in the front center ...
>
> > Fadi

Had the same thing this morning - my mechanic say they get this a lot
in the winter. Apparently it is likely that it is fluid melted off the
exhaust...