Cold Start Problem

[Larry C Leung]

Hey, just a comment on team doorhandle. I have a borrowed Mercury Sable
wagon (doing some Condo renovations, need a wagon) from my folks here.
This morning (it was about 28 F, or -2 C) I got in it to get something
before work, and when I went to get out....

The INSIDE door handle broke right off into my hand! (NO warning)

Team Doorhandle losing that race!

LL - NY

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 01:57:05 -0400 (EDT) Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
writes:
>The "bilev" mode  in type 44's produces a small amount of cool fresh 
>air
>from the front vents.  The manual specifically states that it will be
>cooler than air from other vents when heating(I find BILEV mode 
>almost
>completely useless in the summer.) I don't recall if it also
>mentions driver awareness or if I heard that on the list...half of me
>suspects the climate control system was built, and someone drove the 
>car,
>cool air came out of the front vents instead of warm air, keeping 
>Fritz
>awake on his long drive to another office, and when he got in,
>complemented the engineers on the nice feature, and the answer was,
>"Wha...I mean, yeah, thanks!"
>
>Team Airvent?
>
>B
>
>On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Phil Payne wrote:
>
>> > My '84 4KQ, my friend's '85 4KQ and his '88 Quantum (nee 
>Passat/Santana)
>> > Syncro all had this "feature". 'Twas supposed to help keep the 
>driver
>> > alert in situations where having the interior too hot might cause
>> > sleepiness.
>>
>> As an ex-car pool manager in Germany (1980-ish) I can tell you that 
>Audi/VW
>> sold this feature as allowing persons in the front of the car to 
>avoid
>> another's cigarette smoke.  It was actually a chargeable feature on 
>the
>> non-5 cylinder Passats.
>>
>>
>