Poor Bob! You just sound frustrated all around. Just remember-you're getting
the full LBC experience! Lucky you!-it can't be bought, you know-it just
happens to the lucky ones. <BG>
Laura G. and Nigel
p.s.-I have webers with a manual choke-I get to enjoy the "experience" on a
daily basis! Yeah!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bollinger, Bob D. (BODB) <BODB@chevron.com>
To: Spitfires <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 1:33 PM
Subject: RE: Hot engine
>I just got back from a short drive (2 miles) last night and I opened the
>hood to look for my idle adjustment screw (see my recent
>posting......errrrrr) and the electric fan was on. I didn't look at the
>temp gauge, but it couldn't have been above the half way mark). After
>about a minute the fan shut off. I don't know if that's right, but
>that's what my car did.
>
>Bob Bollinger
>'79 Spitfire
>
>> ----------
>> From: Neil McAllister[SMTP:neil.mcallister@fvrl.bc.ca]
>> Reply To: Neil McAllister
>> Sent: September 18, 1998 5:22 AM
>> To: Curtis Eads; Spitfires
>> Subject: Re: Hot engine
>>
>> We've had a pretty hot summer here in the Fraser Valley and Emma has
>> been running
>> at just over the halfway mark on the temp. gauge. That's on the open
>> back roads;
>> in traffic it inches up towards 3/4 pretty quick. I keep an eye on it
>> VERY
>> closely. It hasn't gone past 3/4 yet. I'm curious as to when the
>> electric
>> fan should be coming on - mine doesn't seem to activate 'til about the
>> 3/4 mark.
>> I've bought a summer 160 thermostat but haven't gotten around to
>> installing
>> it yet.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Neil
>> 1980 1500
>>
>> >Just how hot are spitfires supposed to run? Simon's temp guage seems
>> to
>> >be a bit on the high side...
>> >
>> >Curtis
>> >'79 Spitfire
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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