| Re: The 79's First Maiden Voyage |
Subject: Re: The 79's First Maiden Voyage by rklessdriveher on 2011/8/18 14:35:58 JeffK: No mechanic or law enforcement issues i.e. speeding tickets to report. On that note I did get a ticket the first week that I had the Mustang on that same back road that I was referring to. Since my SO has already provided a very condensed ride home report for me BORING see below if you are interested: Here is the ride home report in MY OWN words. Well I walk out of the building with great anticipation to get back behind the wheel. First order of business is to remove the T-tops, second find the cool shades because man was it hot and sunny perfect weather for driving topless! As I am getting ready for the ride home one of the guys that I work with sees me in the parking lot and comes over. He says WOW the car looks great, lets hear the engine, so I start the old man up and this great deep growl comes out! He says Sounds good and looks good! I say Thanks, its a work in progress! he says Whatever its a Corvette! I just smile and say Yeah your right its a Corvette and its MINE! Of course since its a hot outside I am a little worried. There is always traffic getting off of the base so I keep a steady eye on those gauges, so far everything is pretty normal. Then I get on Rt. 1 and take my place in the line of long traffic. I look down and notice that the temp gauge has already moved to 180, ok not too bad, we just need to get moving to get some air flowing! I dont hear the fan running so now I am really keeping an eye on that temp gauge. I finally get off of Rt. 1 to merge on to I95 and its a parking lot! I think to myself GREAT! Again I take my place in line, about 15 minutes in to the sitting on I95 I was surprised to see that the temp is still at 180 no worries! The traffic starts moving and clearing out and I am able to get the car up to speed (70). So after the initial fear of the temp rising at the beginning of the ride it was smooth sailing the rest of the way home! So I am happy again to report that the old man performed perfect even in all that traffic and intense heat outside. I only have one complaint how the heck can we make the inside of the car cooler? The AC does not work which is fine but DANG it feels like an oven inside that thing. I think the heater is broken in the ON position. Any ideas on that gurus or do any of you have that same problem in your older cars? Anyway I pull up in the garage and Will comes out asking how the car ran. I gave him my full report about the temp rising a little and the fan not coming on. The fan had recently decided that it wanted to run ALL the time but for some reason today it fixed itself. So he popped the hood and did a quick look over - all looks good. Of course when I got out I was all sweaty from the heat inside the car. I really wanted to drive it again today but they are calling for rain. I dont want to be stuck in that oven with the windows up since the defroster does not work YET. BTW I was told by my SO that my posts are too much rambling and that I have bad grammar. GEEZ I was just trying to make it interesting and have FUN! Boy did that hurt my feelings. So I guess I wont be posting anymore, unless I REALLY have something that I need to say or share! Thanks for all the kinds words and encouragement guys! Happy Driving! Signed: rklessdriveher  |
