Different days...
Discussion
Just curious to get you views on the following:
I've owned a 4.0L Chim for 2 years now and it never stops amasing me as to how differently the car will run from one day to the next.
Sometimes it seems 'a bit rough' other days I'm convinced I'm driving the best car in the world.
I always follow the same procedure, you know, let it warm up etc and keep the revs low for the first few miles.
It's either me, the car or perhaps the weather....what do you all think ?
...and yes it's Friday afternoon and I've been to the pub !
I've owned a 4.0L Chim for 2 years now and it never stops amasing me as to how differently the car will run from one day to the next.
Sometimes it seems 'a bit rough' other days I'm convinced I'm driving the best car in the world.
I always follow the same procedure, you know, let it warm up etc and keep the revs low for the first few miles.
It's either me, the car or perhaps the weather....what do you all think ?
...and yes it's Friday afternoon and I've been to the pub !
I'm going to go with the 'the cars got a soul' line. 
Everyday driving to work it runs a bit rough and has the odd cough and splutter, but last Saturday we went out for a blast, 3 TVR's giving it large and it ran like a dream, trying to stick to the pipes of a 4.5 Cerby
Oh and hello to Martin who we saw going the other way and the Blue Cerbera
Everyday driving to work it runs a bit rough and has the odd cough and splutter, but last Saturday we went out for a blast, 3 TVR's giving it large and it ran like a dream, trying to stick to the pipes of a 4.5 Cerby
Oh and hello to Martin who we saw going the other way and the Blue Cerbera
raceboy said: I'm going to go with the 'the cars got a soul' line.
Everyday driving to work it runs a bit rough and has the odd cough and splutter, but last Saturday we went out for a blast, 3 TVR's giving it large and it ran like a dream, trying to stick to the pipes of a 4.5 Cerby
Oh and hello to Martin who we saw going the other way and the Blue Cerbera
hmmm....I think the soul thing may be correct, these days I almost instinctivly know if the car is going to have a good day or not so good as soon as I start her up....odd.
My father used to say on dreary, muggy, moisture-rich days, that it was 'good for combustion' and he's right - air temperature and density has a vast effect on the way a car will operate. The bigger your engine, the more air it takes in with each 'gulp' and this therefore becomes more noticeable.
Mind you - my father also swore that Lady Penelope (from Thunderbirds) was the most attractive woman on television...
Mind you - my father also swore that Lady Penelope (from Thunderbirds) was the most attractive woman on television...
beljames said: My father used to say on dreary, muggy, moisture-rich days, that it was 'good for combustion' and he's right - air temperature and density has a vast effect on the way a car will operate. The bigger your engine, the more air it takes in with each 'gulp' and this therefore becomes more noticeable.
Mind you - my father also swore that Lady Penelope (from Thunderbirds) was the most attractive woman on television...
What's wrong with Lady Penelope, I used to think she was a right sort! I agree with your father, most cars run better on damp days, especially cars that border on running hot.
Ivan
Cars run better on some days than others due to the moisture content in the air, simple as that, unless there is an intermittent fault. My 450 Chim was running a bit doggy on some days, and the problem was traced back not to the plugs, but those cranked extension bits (don't know what their called sorry).
Plus give your car a good clean, always seems to run better somehow
Plus give your car a good clean, always seems to run better somehow
Hat's off to him!
I believe she's one smokin' gal.
Did he discover that Parker was there first? Quote: "Parker, believed to be 52 years old, is reputedly to be one of the finest safe-breakers in the world and an excellent mechanic. He is devoted to Lady Penelope and fulfills her every wish.
As butler, chauffeur, mechanic and safe breaker, Parker is vital to the International Rescue cause."
www.fab1.co.nz/characters/parker.htm
I believe she's one smokin' gal.
Did he discover that Parker was there first? Quote: "Parker, believed to be 52 years old, is reputedly to be one of the finest safe-breakers in the world and an excellent mechanic. He is devoted to Lady Penelope and fulfills her every wish.
As butler, chauffeur, mechanic and safe breaker, Parker is vital to the International Rescue cause." www.fab1.co.nz/characters/parker.htm
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