drshark
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- Location
- Niagara Falls, NY
Good morning all,
A lingering question in my mind has been whether the hood vents really work. My initial observation has been that at rest, the engine compartment cools quite quickly, just minutes. But that's so incredibly subjective.
Yet, there remained a lingering suspicion altered air flow makes the radiators and engine surface cooling less efficient/effective. So, here's a new observation now it's a little cooler, with highs in the 40's and 50's: I can drive ten miles or more in suburban traffic (some stop lights, mostly 25-40 mph) before the water temperature reaches 200 F. Much longer than it used to be--even last spring I was always surprised how short the warm-up cycle was.
As we move into real winter (not too cold here in Niagara Falls), I'll monitor to see what happens at 10 F. or lower. Beginning to wonder if I might block off some air like they do in really cold places!
Bottom line: the engine compartment is certainly cooler than it used to be...
Shawn
A lingering question in my mind has been whether the hood vents really work. My initial observation has been that at rest, the engine compartment cools quite quickly, just minutes. But that's so incredibly subjective.
Yet, there remained a lingering suspicion altered air flow makes the radiators and engine surface cooling less efficient/effective. So, here's a new observation now it's a little cooler, with highs in the 40's and 50's: I can drive ten miles or more in suburban traffic (some stop lights, mostly 25-40 mph) before the water temperature reaches 200 F. Much longer than it used to be--even last spring I was always surprised how short the warm-up cycle was.
As we move into real winter (not too cold here in Niagara Falls), I'll monitor to see what happens at 10 F. or lower. Beginning to wonder if I might block off some air like they do in really cold places!
Bottom line: the engine compartment is certainly cooler than it used to be...
Shawn