I had been warned. We had a local club drive today. The temperature at
departure was -3 C and went up to 9 above. I had to leave at 9 to get to the
rendezvous point. At about 8 am I turned on the heat tap and attempted to
turn the fan on. I neither heard a fan running nor did I feel a breeze. I
did find a green wire with electrical tape taped over it's end though. I see
now that according to a schematic, the heater "motor" has a green wire going
to it.
My wife was with me and we drove with side curtains and no hood. It was an
hour drive at highway speeds to the rendezvous point; after which the speed
went down and the temperatures gradually warmed up. I had a great time and my
wife was a great sport.
I'm going to have to dig out that safety inspection and see if the heater fan
is a requirement. I thought it was.
I also learned that that chart in the manuals that gives speed to rpm in the
various gears doesn't match to my car. I figured that I was doing almost
70mph, while I was really doing slightly less than 60mph, according to a club
member who followed me for a bit in his nondescript car.
RD
55 BN1
You would do well to try the heater some time before the meet, if you haven't
run it yet.
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