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They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To

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And thank goodness for that.

Coming back from a trip to New Mexico yesterday, we had a 50 mile per hour tail wind and road construction. We went 5-10 miles per hour for 11 miles. The outside temperature was 109 degrees. In that hour, there was only one vehicle pulled over - although a couple were losing coolant.

A few years back, there would have been dozens. We sat in the car with the temperature and 70 degrees and the engine temperature remained where it always does.

Of course, they cost a bit more now!!
 
My only trip to New Mrxico was hot like that and I noticed boiled over vehicles along the highway north of Albuquerque-can somebody tell me why there is one road sign in Santa Fe with the speed limit posted in km's.
 
It was just for you NR..... :wink: When I was driving back from Californina between there Nevada I seen lots of vehicles pulled off with lots sot steam flying. It was around 12 in the morning and it was still 120F. The F-250 powerstroke I had at the time sailed through there as cool as a cucumber with the a/c on high.
 
I've got a '71 Ford F-250 at home in MT at the ranch, waiting for me to get back and rebuild the motor. It has 79,000 miles on it and is in better criving share than my 91.

But, my 91 has over 225,000 on it, with no major work, so it is kind of funny to talk about how they used to make them.

Both good and bad.

Cooling systems being one thing much better.

Here's a story from when I was in college 15 years ago. I had an 83 Grand Prix, and it was a runner. Instead of the 305, this one had a hot 350, like the Monte Carlo SS. I had been having trouble with the electric windows and hadn't gotten them fixed yet.

So, I wake up the day of my buddies wedding that I am standing up with him in. Hungover, from the bachelor party. Screwed up though, wedding is 85 miles away, and I need to get cleaned up and there in about 1:20, through 2 towns.

So in the shower, dressed on the road, sweating and hot already from being in a hurry. Oh yeah, it's about 110, middle of July, Eastern MT.

Get in the car and go, and I mean GO!! Too fast, A/C on, car starts to get hot. Try to roll down the windows, won't work. Try to turn down the A/C, still won't cool down.

Can't be late, what do you do!?????

That's right, the old trick. Turn on the HEATER to keep the car from overheating on a hot day.

I made it in one piece on time, but I have no idea how hot it was in that car, with the heat on, and the windows up at 110 outside, but 110 felt pretty cool by the time I got there.


I forgot about that incident until now.

Too funny.

Badlands.
 
if any one has one of the new Keys,,,that the dealer must program.....

then watch out for the first really hot muggy day......

seems that the Keys don't like the heat, last August on one of those 100+ high humidity days..

had my son's car's alarm and electronis went nuts....had we known he would have left the door open for a little bit to let the heat out.....

Dealer claimed we had the Keys mixed up...even though it was the only programed ford keys we had in the house.

but the Mechanic said it was the third one that week.......and it seemed to happen to alot of other people when I mentioned it through out the week....
 

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