BertVolmer
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hi everyone! Summer's finally arrived and I got to take the midget out quite a few times this year, loving every minute of it..
However, on my last trip the car decided what the countryside really needed was a big giant cloud of white smoke; needless to say the drivers behind me disagreed.
This happened only once, and when it happened I was still quite a long way from home, so there was plenty of time for a repeat perfomance. The same thing did happen to me about a year ago, though: also just the one time.
My question is: what happened? As I'm not to well known with the technical side of the car (any car for that matter), but eager to learn, I'm anxious to hear any suggestions. If they are any good I might use them to impress the mechanic/friend I have working on the car on occasions.
Here's the variables: I had just topped the oil the day before. Maybe I've overdone it? Oillevel reached the top notch on the dipstick but I'm not too sure the car was level at the time. Weather was fine: there wasn't any overheating (dail was somewhere half way between C and N) and at the time of the incedent there wasn't any sudden loss of oil pressure or power. The oilpressure is ussually between 40 and 60 on my car, depending on how fast we are going.
I'd greatly appriciate any suggestions.
Bye, Bert
However, on my last trip the car decided what the countryside really needed was a big giant cloud of white smoke; needless to say the drivers behind me disagreed.
This happened only once, and when it happened I was still quite a long way from home, so there was plenty of time for a repeat perfomance. The same thing did happen to me about a year ago, though: also just the one time.
My question is: what happened? As I'm not to well known with the technical side of the car (any car for that matter), but eager to learn, I'm anxious to hear any suggestions. If they are any good I might use them to impress the mechanic/friend I have working on the car on occasions.
Here's the variables: I had just topped the oil the day before. Maybe I've overdone it? Oillevel reached the top notch on the dipstick but I'm not too sure the car was level at the time. Weather was fine: there wasn't any overheating (dail was somewhere half way between C and N) and at the time of the incedent there wasn't any sudden loss of oil pressure or power. The oilpressure is ussually between 40 and 60 on my car, depending on how fast we are going.
I'd greatly appriciate any suggestions.
Bye, Bert