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On 7 Jul 99, at 4:03, Renville, Jason wrote: > I just picked up a copy of Hot VW's and read a letter from a reader. The > guy claims to have worked at a machine shop where they rebuilt several > engines and painted them all different colors including no paint at all. > Then ran them under similar conditions. Apparently the engine with the case > painted black ran bout 10 degree's cooler than all the rest. It didn't > mention whether it was gloss or satin finish though. While there is some justification for saying that the black part will run cooler, in a case like this a sample of 1 means very little since there are so many other possible factors, even if they tried to make them all the same.. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe