Reminds me of the story of when Sir William Lyons visited the Jaguar dealer in
New York during a very bad winter storm. The sales rep asked why Jaguar
couldn't build a heater sufficient to keep the interior warm. Lyons reply was
why is it that Americans cant learn to dress appropriately for the weather!
Larry Miceli
58 TR3
73 Stag
74 TR6
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On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:46 AM, Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
> Suddenly (after 50 degree days last weekend), we bounced back into sub
> freezing winter with ice, snow, etc so I decided to pull out some old
workshop
> manuals and assorted other Triumph reading and came across this very
> appropriate winter warning....
>
> "The heater blower is only to augment the airflow through the car in
> difficult conditions. Do not use it unnecessarily, especially at speed
when it
> is not required. Remember that in winter conditions with the lights on and
> other accessories in use, the current load will be considerable. In cold
> weather.....if there is too great a load.....the generator may fail to keep
> the battery fully charged"
>
> Wow.....you gotta love it! Imagine Chevrolet or Ford advising their
> customers in 1962 not to run the heater fan, headlights and windshield
wipers at
> the same time in winter or risk a dead battery.....
>
> Despite the "warning", I did manage to keep my TR3's battery alive enough
> to keep going back in the 60's during commutes to college in winter with
> radio, lights, and fan motor on at full voltage.....I guess I would have
been
> more concerned if I paid attention to the AMP gauge but I then I was
> distracted by the snow coming into the cockpit between the top of the
windscreen
> and the top:)
>
> Chip Krout
> Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
> Skippack, PA
> 1962 TR4 CT2052L
>
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