Re: my .02 cents on turbo timers

[Richard Funnell <rfunnell@pobox.com>]

I've sat in many a parking lot while my turbo cooled down, contemplating
the meeting I was becoming more late for by the minute.  I know, I should
have left earlier.  Having fried a turbo by not cooling it down, however,
I'm fairly sensitive to the beasts' feelings.

However, I shy away from turbo timers because I usually leave my car in
reverse, with the e-brake on.  Call me a belt and suspenders kind of guy (I
never wear suspenders, but I love the expression).  All things being equal,
I'll park in a spot that would see the car drift into the curb if the
e-brake failed.  That way, I can get out, get my stuff ready, and grab the
key at the last possible instant.  That is also the only time I'd trust the
turbo timer, so the value would be substantially reduced.  ETHO.

Richard
'83 urQ

At 10:35 PM 10/5/98 -0400, David B. Kase Jr. wrote:
>Why?  You want to buy a device just so you can run your car hard up to the
>moment you park it?  Why not just take it easy the last couple miles or if
>you are driving a little hard the whole way to the driveway, just sit in
>your car and let the synthetic oil (you are using fully synthetic oil
>aren't you?) cool those bearings. There's something cool about waiting a
>minute or two in your car to let your turbo cool.  :)
>Maybe I just don't get it.
>1989 Ford Probe GT turbo - 120,000 miles, Mobil 1 every 5000, never a turbo
>problem, she's warm before I use the turbo and cool when I shut her down.
>Oh well, to each his own, it is America...
>
>Dave
>Quattroless in PA, but working hard on changing that.
>