Thread: Meller's "Last" Hoorah - '62 Fairlane

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

OK Everybody listen up----I have been trying to add to the info in this thread on the cooling issues with Em's car---I seem to have hit a nerve with Roger over types of cooling systems and the dates they were first seen --------So---I'll drop the dates we saw what come from the factories-------I'll drop any discussion about how to get coolant in to a system without air lock---I'll drop discussion about total cooling loads of engine/trans----Hell, I'll just go back out to the garage and work on this 1971 Boss 351 Mustang for the upcoming show down at Indy. If you regulars have any questions you can PM me----------I'll check back for PMs every few days,but I'm about done here--Roger has been a very big help to me with posting pics from races, shows and shop, and I thank him from the bottom of my heart, but I'm upsetting him so I'll move on---Its been enjoyable and I've enjoyed the feedbacks and the likes I have gotten---but for now I'm taking a time out--------

C'mon Jerry, it matters not even a little bit if you're "upsetting" me, so don't try to lay the blame on me for your decision. I'm just one of the only guys who doesn't back down when you start diverting a thread with general "factoids" after getting called on tasting a bit of your own shoe leather. We're all trying to help Em get his Fairlane right, and your advice to "...backfill the system through the upper radiator hose" was bogus, but rather than simply saying, "Oops, forgot you had a stat installed and don't want to pull it..." we got into a historical discussion that helps no one. My opinion is that a coolant recovery tank will give Em more coolant volume, remove all air from the system, and generally be a better, more reliable system than just running a puke tank. No discussion about cross flow radiators, why OEM's installed expansion tanks in the early days, or anything else. Plain fact, my opinion is that a properly sized coolant recovery tank with the right pressure cap is a plus for every radiator running.

I hope you reconsider your "time out", but if not it's your decision and should not have anything to do with me being happy, unhappy, or not giving a damn, and for the record the latter is the case at this point in time. We're all big boys & girls here, or at least we're supposed to be.

Sorry for the hijack Em. I'll back away from this thread from this point forward. You're in good hands with others that are helping sort out the wheat from the chaff on getting your issues sorted out.

Originally Posted by rspears

I hope you reconsider your "time out"

If I may quote your own words, my valuable internet friend ?

I hate to see anybody get upset trying to help me out and, as I've mentioned before, I value ALL comments and suggestions but my follow up is ALWAYS based on 1. understanding 2. ability 3. pocketbook and all 3 of those especially #2 is very limited sometimes. My late great Drafting Supervisor used to tell me "If two people agree 100% on every thing all the time then one of them is not needed" and I don't believe we will ever have that here on Club Hot Rod IMHO, that's a good thing

However, it does kinda bother me that neither of you commented on my "P" bottle.

Perhaps it's appropriate - better than a catheter. I don't care if I never see another one of either of them, though.