chazpowerslide Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 No offence, but who gives a toss as long as it does'nt boil? There are enough "worries" involved with Westie ownership without creating yourself more stress. And by worries I mean; Why are there no decent roads I can drive fast on.? Why do other road users seem to resent my individuality/car? How am I going to afford ten track days this year? How am I going to get the time off work for said track days? How can I justify the vast Westfield expenditure to the Misses when the kids hav'nt had a propper meal in weeks ect ect? Sorry don't want to appear confrontational, but just drive it and enjoy it don't worry about it. Chaz. Quote
tr mike Posted October 17, 2003 Posted October 17, 2003 I'd use a light gentle throttle so as not to add a load more heat and increase speed to get air flowing through the radiator. Quote
Nick M Posted October 17, 2003 Posted October 17, 2003 I'd go with option 1 too, only because that would also help bring down oil temperature which may be keeping the coolant hot too. Quote
samcooke Posted October 18, 2003 Author Posted October 18, 2003 No offence, but who gives a toss as long as it does'nt boil? Good point. Sorry about that. I can help you out on your points: Why are there no decent roads I can drive fast on.? There are loads. Why do other road users seem to resent my individuality/car? It's not your car, they hate you personally. How am I going to afford ten track days this year? Get a job that pays more money. How am I going to get the time off work for said track days? Call in poorly. How can I justify the vast Westfield expenditure to the Misses when the kids hav'nt had a propper meal in weeks ect ect? Two suggestions: 1. New, more reasonable wife 2. Spelling lessons HTH Quote
chazpowerslide Posted October 18, 2003 Posted October 18, 2003 Had a very bad day at work that day and was in a pretty tetchy mood. By the time I posted I was well into the 4th can of the old wife beater I should clarify points; Why are there no decent roads I can drive fast on? (without speed cameras, sneaky plod and potholes) Maybe we should have a good road guide section in the boardroom. Why do other road users seem to resent my individuality/car?(and turn up their noses when they find out I built it myself and its not a Caterham) Thanks for that, did my self confidence no end of good :-0 !!!!! How am I going to afford ten track days this year? (And feed the kids) Good point about a better job, just negotiated myself a 4k payrise for moving to another restaurant How am I going to get time off for said track days? (without calling in sick) In 18 years of employment with the same company I've only has 6 weeks sick. 2 to recover from a hernia op and 4 with a broken ankle, not fair to stitch up your team mates throwing a sickie. How can I justify the vast Westfield expenditure to the Misses when the kids hav'nt had a decent meal in weeks? (and the house still is not finished after 5 years) I don't think any bloke can have a wife as reasonable, tolerent and long suffering as Mrs Slide. Married seven years and I still think I'm the most lucky bloke in the world. Thanks for the other two suggestions. Happy with wife, no upgrade required. spelling never was my strong point but I do try Chaz Quote
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