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Re: [T3] oil viscosities: was starting problem


On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 10:00, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 2 Jul 2002, at 22:31, Y and C Everhart wrote:
> 


> 
> That day driving thru Wyoming certainly seemed warm, but it really didn't 
> seem as hot there as it feels in the midwest when it is 96F and 95% 
> humidity. I suspect we'll see several such days on the way to, and in, Idaho.  
> 
> I think that one thing to keep in mind is that highway driving is fairly easy on 
> the engine and undemanding on the cooling system. It's nice to have all that 
> extra airflow around and under the car. Contrast this to standing in stalled  
> traffic with the heated air just building up underneath you.  
> 
I wonder if that is one reason VW vent wings will turn around and become
air scoops. You can move a lot of air through the interior on a hot day
that way.


-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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