ha, ha, ha.....I used to carry a blanket or two but mostly to keep my
girlfriends warm.....ahhhh - those were the days:)
In a message dated 1/28/2013 12:39:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jdinnis@gmail.com writes:
I can't remember which car it was, but one of the British roadsters
from the 60's had an available "cold weather equipment" package. One
of the items in that package was a blanket.
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 8:46 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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