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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 ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/