On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, W. Ray Gibbons wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Oct 1995, Denise Thorpe wrote:
>
> > > * Keep a window down slightly so the humidity inside and outside the car
> > > remains equal, to avoid mildew, etc.
> >
> > Good idea, but I'd take all vinyl off the car so it can't hold moisture
> > against the paint. I've seen some nasty damage from this. Of course,
> > in the frozen north, you may have reasons I don't know about for leaving
> > the top on the car.
>
> *Window* ?? Excuse me, an lbc tight enough that rolling the window down
> makes a difference? I'm reminded of 20 years ago, when an inspector told
> me a tiny leak in my Alpine exhaust might asphyxiate me. I told him if he
> had ever actually ridden in a british convertible in the cold and the
> rain he would never suggest that CO could accumulate inside.
Unfortunately, in certain cases airflow become a factor. My personal
experience involved a Spitfire 1500 with top down, but with the trunklid
up to accommodate a Toro lawnmower. Can you say "breathe deeply, boys
and girls"?
Andy "maybe I should just put a 20" recycling blade on a Triumph" Mace
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