[Chuck n Joanne]

We ducked the snow intentionally. It is way more fun worrying about our next meal than slipping and sliding.

[Chuck n Joanne]

Any updates on what got published? Hopefully it got done before Bill left.

Also, I never got an answer to what convinced Bill. Do you know, Jon?

[Chuck n Joanne]

I would pressure check the cooling system just to be safe. Ours is a ’97 and the radiator rotted away last fall and had to be replaced.

[Chuck n Joanne]

Bernie is right. I charge by the hour, not by the mile so perhaps I have a different mindset. Still, i really do value my time. I drive the 405 because it is my most direct route home. LA traffic can usaully be predicted. As an example, today I drove my bus pulling my car from Castaic to Anaheim for service via 5 and 405. It took me 68 minutes to go 52 miles leaving Castaic at 7:30 a.m. Of course today is holiday and traffic was light. Rush hour on a weekday would be much worse and I would not have chosen to make the trip then. But mid-day on a weekday would be about the same. Since I was towing my car I couldn’t use the HOV lane, which woul have made my trip even quicker. Anybody heading that way with nothing in tow can use the HOV the entire length of the 405 now.

[Chuck n Joanne]

I don’t get “meat locker” temps on mine either but it does get cold. Sometimes even too cold.

I think there was an evaporator blower motor cover update (year 2000+) that improved air flow. Also, check the exterior air flap in the evaporator bay. You may be mixing in too much outside air.

The heater core valves seem to be binary on/off only. You can actually hear them engage. So, when you call for less heat, it just turns off the flow to the heat exchanger for a while. Same thing happens when you are on A/C but want it a bit warmer. It just turns on the heat for a while. In both cases, temps fluctuate quite a bit. I think, this is just how our version of OTR behaves. Newer versions may have more continuous, car-like mixing.

Gerald

[Chuck n Joanne]

No worries & thanks!

I’m sure anyone with Trace Inverters will benefit …

And keep putting on that sunblock down there!