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Sounds reasonable to me. It's bloody uncomfortable in 118¼ in traffic, too. Oh well. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Adney [SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org] > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 9:47 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: RE: [T3] The Hill > > On 14 Oct 98, at 11:11, James MacNaughton wrote: > > > Oh yeah, and if you throw the heat on full, the extra air running over > the > > J-tubes cools a great deal more. Somewhat uncomfortable, but it can > make > > a big difference. > > While I think this is true in most cars, it is not true in air cooled > VWs. That is because there is always cooling air flowing through the > heat exchangers, we just get to control where the hot air gets > dumped, inside or out. Plus this is exhaust heat, not heat from > within the engine, it really is not the same thing. > > It is kind of like asking yourself if it would make any difference to > the engine temp if you turned the garden hose on your muffler; the > answer is no. > > Jim > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > *******************************