On Wed, 13 Dec 1995 JoeSimcoe@aol.com wrote:
> Hope you all don't get tired of my posts - but the question TODAY is -
>
> As we continue to get used to this car, we now find that in cold weather (yes
> it does get cold - ok, cool - here in Louisiana) that the gear box feels like
> it is full of molassis. Once the car is run for a while and the gears warm
> up the oil it gets loose.
Uh, Joe, what's cold to you? Here in upstate NY what you describe is
rather common, and it gets worse. Around 30 degrees BELOW (F), the
gearbox feels more like it's full of nearly hardened mortar, to
complement the vinyl seats that feel like hardened mortar!
And yes, oh yee who scoff at such: most Triumphs I've had over the years
DO start at rather cold temperatures. The only exceptions were a Mk.3
Spitfire with a demanding appetite for dry gas to keep the carbs from
freezing, and a GT6+ that didn't like being surrounded by snowbanks AND
minue 30 temperatures -- period.
OTOH, my GT6 Mk.III was a suitable candidate for a Die Hard battery ad.
It once spent several weeks parked UNDER a snowbank. Upon digging it
out, the car started on about the second try.
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