Yes, it seems like the brit 4 cylinders ran with really thin oil in Chicago winters. I always worried about putting 5 weight oil in the engine. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > I mostly ran the car with just the Tonneau cover, with a cloth top stored > just in case of heavy rain. > I'd run the Tonneau cover into late Nov/early Dec with the heater on full > bore, a hat and gloves - a little snobbish back then! . I also had the > factory fibreglass top which I'd use for the deep winter months. > > I remember having to change the transmission oil from a petroleum to a > mineral base so it could be shifted when it got really cold. With the > petroleum, when really cold, on start up, I'd have to hold the shift lever > in the chosen slot or it would move by itself to where it previously was > until the trans got warm. > > Kenneth Waller > > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO - Bugeye > > >> Ken, >> That brings back some memories. >> I love the tauno cover, no need to put the top up! >> I had worse luck in grad school with a Sunbeam Alpine. >> Great summer cars, but I bet you froze in the winter. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html >>> >>> These two images are not posted for any of their photographic content but >>> for the memories. >>> I came across these two slides taken over 42 years ago - probably on a >>> Voightlander folder or a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. I was surprised by the >>> original slide format - 27mm square. Film was Kodak Kodachrome. The years >>> or >>> the film have given these image an almost monochrome appearance. Scanned >>> on >>> my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED. >>> >>> The images are of a 59 Austin Healy Sprite (Bugeye) that was my first >>> real >>> car. Got me thru college with only regular oil/filter changes, a tune up >>> or >>> two and a set of Michelin radial tires. >>> >>> The most fun for the buck in a car that I've ever had. >>> >>> Comments welcomed >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
