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On 19 Dec 97, progeny wrote:
> All this talk about cooling tins reminded me...anyone know where to get
> chrome engine tins for TIII?? I'm gathering parts to build another
> engine and kinda wnated to chrome it out. How about the Fan shroud?? I
> was planning on sending everything out to be chromed, but as a rule, you
> can get it cheaper if you buy it that way.
Since the chrome air tin reflects infra-red as well as visible light,
it tends to pump that heat back into the engine, where the black tin
absorbs the heat and exchanges it to the passing cooling air. Chrome
cooling tin is not the "cool" thing one might hope for.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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