Subject: [Mgs] Progress, multi-cars...and OT

From: Richard Lindsay via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 21:06:23 -0500

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Hello Friends,
   A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me
with acid and leaving me deafened.  Cutting to the chase: I received no
acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water,
followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.
   Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and
accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor's care and
will know more as my ears heal.
   The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where
necessary.  A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want to
clean the connectors again before they go on.
   My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos
are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will
go in.
   Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. And
tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.
   Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180=C2=
=B0F
while that exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that
sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced with
a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, b=
oth
banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and
distilled water.
   Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.

Rick, in Houston
PS: I promise MG TD content when next I post.

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<div dir=3D"auto">Hello Friends,<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0A little ove=
r a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me with acid and lea=
ving me deafened.=C2=A0 Cutting to the chase: I received no acid burns, tha=
nks to stripping down and dousing myself with water, followed by a proper s=
hower a few minutes later.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Partial hear=
ing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and accompanied by a =
buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor&#39;s care and will know more =
as my ears heal.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0The car has been clean=
ed, decontaminated, and repainted where necessary.=C2=A0 A new battery is n=
ow installed but not yet connected. I want to clean the connectors again be=
fore they go on.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0My &#39;85 Maserati Bi=
turbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos are being cleaned, oi=
l hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will go in.=C2=A0</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the =
V12&#39;s harness wires. And tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and=
 coolant.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Testing revealed that coolant=
 exiting the engine&#39;s left bank was 180=C2=B0F while that exiting the r=
ight bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that sometime along the car&#3=
9;s history, one of the thermostats was replaced with a wrong value unit. N=
ew 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, both banks, followed b=
y refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and distilled water.</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Yea, more information than anyone needs...and =
mostly off topic.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick, =
in Houston</div><div dir=3D"auto">PS: I promise MG TD content when next I p=
ost.</div></div>

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From: Dan DiBiase via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 09:01:22 -0400

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Wow, glad to hear that you are (mostly) ok, Rick..... Which car was it, the
TR or the TD? Any idea what could have caused the explosion?

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/

On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:06 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <[email-masked]=
wrote:

> necessary.  A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want =
to
>    My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbo=
s
> are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter wil=
l
> go in.
>    Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. An=
d
>    Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180=
=C2=B0F
> sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced wit=
h
> a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow,=
 both
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Wow, glad to hear that you are (mostly) ok, Rick..... Whic=
h car was it, the TR or the TD? Any idea what could have caused the explosi=
on?<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatu=
re"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target=3D=
"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:06 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hello Friends,<div=
 dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC e=
xploded, showering me with acid and leaving me deafened.=C2=A0 Cutting to t=
he chase: I received no acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing my=
self with water, followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but=
 is still limited and accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under =
a doctor&#39;s care and will know more as my ears heal.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">=C2=A0 =C2=A0The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted wh=
ere necessary.=C2=A0 A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. =
I want to clean the connectors again before they go on.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">=C2=A0 =C2=A0My &#39;85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic=
 where the turbos are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pum=
p and filter will go in.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Today th=
e E-Type got new connectors on all the V12&#39;s harness wires. And tomorro=
w, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine&#39;s left bank =
was 180=C2=B0F while that exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implic=
ation is that sometime along the car&#39;s history, one of the thermostats =
was replaced with a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats=
 go in tomorrow, both banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze co=
ncentrate, and distilled water.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Yea, mo=
re information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick, in Houston</div><div dir=3D"auto">PS=
: I promise MG TD content when next I post.</div></div>
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