Hello all-
As Charlie (my new TR4 (2nd night in possession)) and I were terrorizing
suburban Boston last night, I came up with some questions. These may all be
really dumb, but I thought Id ask anyway.
-Top speed- if top speed is a measure of top RPM power, im a bit below spec-
the car is supposed to go like 102 mph (w/OD), but I could only hit about 90
ont eh mass pike (big highway) (all you boston guys and policemen on this
list look the other way)(I dont actually want to drive this fast, I was just
curious. (was it becaseu the top was down, which makes for more wind drag?)
Or is something funny with my carb tune, etc?
-Oil pressure- once the car gets really warm, my idling oil pressure is
20lbs...is this too low? Oil cooler?
-Water Temp- the car stabilizes with teh temp gauge 0.25" to the left of the
white band near the 100 mark- is this correct? (i heard proper temp is 85C,
but ther is no mark for that on the gauge)
-Shift points- where do you all shift? What is your top RPM for engine
happiness? Engine seems to make noise long before it reaches redline.
-Is the ammeter supposed to alway read a little bit positive, or is supposed
to go to zero once hte battery is recharged? (mine stays postive all the
time, but the battery may just need a lot of charging)
-What is proper idle RPM?
-What tire pressures do you all run at?
-is it bad for the motor to decelerate by downshifting (using hte motor as a
bit of a brake)? Some people told me it was, but i figured the "i do
rebuilds" crowd would know this for sure.
-What eninge oils are you all using? 10W30? Favorite brands?
-Antitheft mechanisms- what do you all use to keep someone from hotwiring
and stealing your baby? Im a bit paranoid...do people use electricity
shutoffs, "the club," etc? What options are there that dont require
openning the hood each time I get in?
Thanks all for all your great help!
Noah
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