that is my case, the shoulder should be a lane! On 9/29/05, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gabriel S. wrote: > > >>--Traffic jam where cars move 300 ft in 10 minutes.... car overheats, > >>pull off and let cool down. > >> > >> > > > >Turn off your AC, turn on your heater, maintain your car so it doesen't > >overheat. Most cars that overheat the owners know the car is having that > >problem but neglected to take care of it. > > > > > I'll admit I'm not the best on PM, but i do keep the vitals going, > coolant being one of them. I had been driving in town for a while and > hadn't gone on a highway trip for a while and during this time frame I > developed a leak that only occured under pressure. When I checked the > coolant before I left on the trip all was well, and the leak was small > enough around town that it never leaked anything. 5 hours of driving at > 80mph with the a/c on later we came up to a traffic jam in LA, where we > were on one of those tens of miles long bridges on I-10. Traffic was > stopped completely and on the 5 hour drive down had leaked out enough > coolant for the water pump to function properly at high RPM, but at low > RPM it couldn't move water high enough to flow out of the radiator. The > car overheated. There was no coolant flow and thus I could not roll the > windows down and cool off the car (blew cold air). Only choice I had > was to pull off and turn off the car and wait to add water. What else > was there for me to do? I'm certainly not going to stay in traffic and > destroy my engine just because the shoulder should be clear at all > times... if thats the case it would be a lane!! > > > --Nausea - Suck it up...barf in your lap if you have to...if you have to > > > > > >> <>barf you can hold off till the next exit. If you are a passenger > >> barf in a > >> bag. > >> > So a driver that is having involuntary spasms is going to be safer > driving at 70mph than sitting on the side of the road? THAT is just > stupid. > > >> <> --You're on a 15 mile bridge.... and flat tire. (Not a good > situation, > > > >>but those bridges usually have good shoulders) > >> > >> > > > > Keep your tires in good condition, dont drive around with bald tires as > >they tend to get pinched easier > > > > > Have you ever heard of this thing called debris? Also, it is not > impossible to have a blowout on a new tire, just unlikely. Mom was > driving across Arizona at 80mph when she had a tire blowout completely > at random on tires with more than 50% tread left. > > > --Oil pressure drops - > > > > This falls under the small catagory of "things that are out of anyones > >control" > > > > > EXACTLY I can't control it and if I go 500ft more I'm going to toast my > engine, so my happy self is going to be sitting on the shoulder fixing > the problem. > > > I still see no reason to be stopped on the shoulder. > > > > > So I should destroy my engine, throw-up in my lap (and in the > convulsions from that veer across the whole interstate), and ruin the > wheels on the car by driving on a flat, to avoid using the EMERGENCY > BREAKDOWN LANE? I agree that it is much better to be somewhere without > the severe traffic, but you can't always make it that far. > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
-- Gabriel Soto Southern California 1987 300D 230K=-
