Re: [T3] 74 SB w/ IV engine

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

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On Mar 2, 2005, at 19:25, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 2 Mar 2005 at 11:19, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
>
> > Maybe they wanted to prevent heat from rising up with the car standing
> > still or being turned off to avoid vapor lock in the FI system? Or
> > maybe to prevent false readings from those temp sensors that are
> > exposed to the engine compartment? Or to prevent rubber/plastic pieces
> > from aging more rapidly because of higher heat levels?
>
> It seems odd, because this leaves the above-engine space with no 
> ventilation at
> all. I don't know if that's likely to be good or bad.

Yes, I was thinking about that after I sent my reply. It seems the 
engine compartment isn't really ventilated at all, which seems odd... 
Maybe noise reduction is a point here? ;)

jens

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