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Re: [T3] Revert to "to paint or not to paint that is the question"


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
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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