Well, once again, especially with carbs, the fresh air vents pose some risk
without the gasket in place. Not sure if a few degrees are worth it. Of
course, there are other areas that permit engine compartment fumes into the
passenger area too, and these should be addressed. Secondly, the B is a
funny car, and high temps also seem to plague the 75s at a narrow band of
highway speed, somewhere around 70 mph. I can't remember exactly since its
been a while the elec fan is in place and all temp anomalies have been
resolved, but TT and I discussed this problem at length some time ago.
Certainly, it's great when someone takes the time to actually gather
supportive evidence to forward an hypothesis. I would keep in mind that the
results of your experiment are rudimentary, preliminary, and anything but
conclusive. But they seem to support some additional cooling benefit at a
narrow band at lower speeds, but not stop and go traffic.. Great job!!!
stephan #2821
----- Original Message -----
From: <Isensee@aol.com>
To: <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: Bricklin cooling
> I taped some strips of paper to my Bricklin to observe the air flow. With
the
> cowl gasket removed, air flows out from under the hood at the base of the
> windshield up to about 35 MPH. After that, air starts to flow in. The air
> flow into the engine compartment seems to be very strong by 60 MPH. Air
flow
> across the hood and the upper half of the windshield is to the rear of the
> car regardless of speed.
>
> So, does it help to remove the gasket? The air flow pattern indicates it
> should help cooling at low speed and hurt at high speed. Since most
Bricklin
> owners report their worst temperature problems to be at low speed, it
seems
> like a good idea to remove the gasket.
>
> Scott Isensee
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