Tim, what ballpark readings should I be looking for on the water temp and
oil pressure?
Thanks again
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Holbrook [mailto:tjh173@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 1:11 PM
To: Creamer, Mark
Subject: Re: OK, I'm spooked
If it starts and runs well after it's warm, drive it. Maybe this guy
has spent so much on the restoration that he is scared to drive it
(trailer queen). Take it for a 15 minute test run around the
neighborhood, run it through all the gears. If you don't hear any
weird noises and everything feels okay, you'll be fine. Make sure the
oil is topped up but don't worry about changing it, a 2 hour drive on
dirtyish oil won't hurt. Just change it when you get home. Make sure
the water temp doesn't go too high and the oil pressure is good. Also
make sure the brakes and clutch work well, and check the master
cylinder levels. Basically it's all common sense. This guy is
worrying too much. I've driven my car at 80+ mph all day long (10
hours) on highways without a hitch. It's my daily driver (no backup
cars either), and has never let me down.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- "Creamer, Mark" <CreamerM@cintasmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
> my prospective seller has me spooked. Here's the deal. I'm going to
> look at
> a 73 TR6 this weekend, and while giving me directions, his e-mail
> said "by
> the way, be sure to trailer it home if you buy it, remember it's a
> 25-year
> old car."
>
> It's only 2 hours away, and I'm looking at presumably a
> professionally
> restored car in top condition.
>
> I questioned what he meant, and he said "I meant that the
> car probably shouldn't be driven at high speed on the interstate for
> a
> prolonged period of time. You will want to have the oil changed when
> you get
> it just for your own piece of mind, and maybe tune it up but other
> than that
> it is a great driver."
>
> My intention is to find a car that I can drive almost daily, except
> in bad
> weather. When I'm not driving, it will be kept in a garage, and
> maintained
> religiously. Should I be concerned about this, or is this the same
> advice
> you guys would give a new owner that has never owned one of these
> before?
> Remember, this isn't going to sit in a museum, I want to drive it.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts...
> Mark Creamer
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