> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
> To: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] oddly nearly overheating
>
>
>> I'm glad you were able to fix this so cheaply, Tony. You filtered all
>> the advice you received from the list very well, in my opinion.
>> Sometimes some of the advice we get may be suspect, to say the least.
>>
>> Problems are always due to some kind of change, and a problem that
>> suddenly appears is due to a sudden change. Thus, my money was on a
>> voltage stabilizer problem or similar, rather than a plugged up block or
>> radiator.
>>
>> I suspect from your use of the word "basin" to describe the vessel you
>> caught the coolant in that you are in the UK. Is that correct? That's
>> not common usage here in the States. As Winston said, we are two nations
>> divided by a common language!
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Michael Marr
>> 1960 TR3A
>> 2000 Jag XK8
>> Naperville, IL
Well, I use the word basin pretty often despite being a Yank. I work in
the
medical field, and I suspect that is where I get the habit of calling it
that name.
I differentiate between a basin and a bucket. I suppose a bucket is taller
than it is wide, and a basin is the other way....
I am glad that people mentioned the stabilizer. I knew, of course, that
the
stabilizer influenced the readings, and if it were bad, the gauges would
read zero or high. But mine was less than a year old, and the fuel level
seemed about right. But last night as I thought about it in bed, I decided
that since I have a spare stabilizer (because I bought one when I needed
it,
then promptly lost it, and had to buy another), I might as well replace the
stabilizer before I try draining the cooling system.
-Tony
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