Subject: [6pack] Update, and OT report

From: Richard Lindsay via 6pack <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 21:09:52 -0500

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Hello Friends,
   A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me
with acid and leaving me deafened.  Cutting to the chase: I received no
acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water,
followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.
   Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and
accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor's care and
will know more as my ears heal.
   The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where necessary.
A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want to clean the
connectors again before they go on.
   My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos
are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will
go in.
   Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. And
tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.
   Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180=C2=
=B0F
while that exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that
sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced with
a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, b=
oth
banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and
distilled water.
   Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.

Rick, in Houston

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<div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">Hello Friends,</sp=
an><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0A little=
 over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me with acid and=
 leaving me deafened.=C2=A0 Cutting to the chase: I received no acid burns,=
 thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water, followed by a prop=
er shower a few minutes later.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:=
sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but i=
s still limited and accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a =
doctor&#39;s care and will know more as my ears heal.</div><div dir=3D"auto=
" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0The car has been cleaned, d=
econtaminated, and repainted where necessary. A new battery is now installe=
d but not yet connected. I want to clean the connectors again before they g=
o on.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
My &#39;85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos=
 are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will=
 go in.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12&#39;s harness =
wires. And tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Testing reveal=
ed that coolant exiting the engine&#39;s left bank was 180=C2=B0F while tha=
t exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that sometime a=
long the car&#39;s history, one of the thermostats was replaced with a wron=
g value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, both ba=
nks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and distilled=
 water.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
 style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">Rick, in Houston</div></div>

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From: Larry Griffin via 6pack <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 08:14:35 -0400

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Wow, that is so scary Rick! Glad you didn't get any acid burns due to your
quick actions. Hopefully your hearing will continue to improve.

Take care,
Larry
71 TR6, Raleigh

On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:10 PM Richard Lindsay via 6pack <
[email-masked]> wrote:

>    The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where
> necessary. A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want t=
o
> clean the connectors again before they go on.
>    My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbo=
s
> are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter wil=
l
> go in.
>    Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. An=
d
>    Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180=
=C2=B0F
> sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced wit=
h
> a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow,=
 both
>    Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace,monospace">Wow, that is so scary Rick! Glad you didn&#39=
;t get any acid burns due to your quick actions. Hopefully your hearing wil=
l continue to improve.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace,monospace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">Take care,</div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">Larry</div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">71 TR6, Raleigh</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:10 PM Richard Lindsay via 6pack &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l=
eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:sans-serif">Hello Friends,</span><div dir=3D"auto" style=
=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0A little over a week ago the batte=
ry in my LBC exploded, showering me with acid and leaving me deafened.=C2=
=A0 Cutting to the chase: I received no acid burns, thanks to stripping dow=
n and dousing myself with water, followed by a proper shower a few minutes =
later.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and ac=
companied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor&#39;s care and =
will know more as my ears heal.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family=
:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and rep=
ainted where necessary. A new battery is now installed but not yet connecte=
d. I want to clean the connectors again before they go on.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0My &#39;85 Maserati Bi=
turbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos are being cleaned, oi=
l hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will go in.=C2=A0</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Today the E-Ty=
pe got new connectors on all the V12&#39;s harness wires. And tomorrow, the=
 car will get new thermostats and coolant.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"=
font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Testing revealed that coolant exiting =
the engine&#39;s left bank was 180=C2=B0F while that exiting the right bank=
 was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that sometime along the car&#39;s histo=
ry, one of the thermostats was replaced with a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=
=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, both banks, followed by refilli=
ng with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and distilled water.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Yea, more information =
than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"f=
ont-family:sans-serif"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:san=
s-serif">Rick, in Houston</div></div><br>
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