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Just as a matter of interest how do you find the 'mature' BL cars to run in winter. Not thinking about how they drive but is starting harder and and how does the 40 year old heater cope in this weather.
I am old enough to remember driving BLs finest and recall constant fogging up, cold legs (and other parts) and starting that could be a fine balance of choke and throttle. My nephew thought I was maiking up the story of the spring loaded Mini choke that always spring shut just when it was most inconvenient.
I am old enough to remember driving BLs finest and recall constant fogging up, cold legs (and other parts) and starting that could be a fine balance of choke and throttle. My nephew thought I was maiking up the story of the spring loaded Mini choke that always spring shut just when it was most inconvenient.
DP1 said:
The clothes peg was mandatory equipment I recall.
The worst heater I came across was my friends airportable Land Rover, what a waste of space that was. When we went fell walking we had to take clothes off after we drove there otherwise we were too hot!
Surely not worse than the 2CV heater.The worst heater I came across was my friends airportable Land Rover, what a waste of space that was. When we went fell walking we had to take clothes off after we drove there otherwise we were too hot!
Yertis said:
DP1 said:
The clothes peg was mandatory equipment I recall.
The worst heater I came across was my friends airportable Land Rover, what a waste of space that was. When we went fell walking we had to take clothes off after we drove there otherwise we were too hot!
Surely not worse than the 2CV heater.The worst heater I came across was my friends airportable Land Rover, what a waste of space that was. When we went fell walking we had to take clothes off after we drove there otherwise we were too hot!
gforceg said:
I seem to remember the Imp heater was a bit of a waste of time. Nice warm engine at the back not much heat at the front.
No, no, no. The Imp's heater was very important. It wasn't there to warn the car's interior, in fact it was needed most in summer. The Imp's main radiator was hidden away at the back with the fan trying to blow air forwards. But the heater's circuit was at the front and was much more effective at keeping the engine temperature from boiling too hard.a8hex said:
No, no, no. The Imp's heater was very important. It wasn't there to warn the car's interior, in fact it was needed most in summer. The Imp's main radiator was hidden away at the back with the fan trying to blow air forwards. But the heater's circuit was at the front and was much more effective at keeping the engine temperature from boiling too hard.
A heater was an option on early Imps. You could overheat while freezing...eldar said:
a8hex said:
No, no, no. The Imp's heater was very important. It wasn't there to warn the car's interior, in fact it was needed most in summer. The Imp's main radiator was hidden away at the back with the fan trying to blow air forwards. But the heater's circuit was at the front and was much more effective at keeping the engine temperature from boiling too hard.
A heater was an option on early Imps. You could overheat while freezing...I had a Husky which had better heating, they engine was there in the body of the car with you which helped keeping getting some heat into the body of the car, but yeah that brought back memories of freezing while overheating.
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