In article <EsmBPXdaNuW8Ew7Y@hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk>, Michael
Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com> writes
>In article <20020201155354.74393.qmail@web9606.mail.yahoo.com>, John
>Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>>Mike,
>>
>>I have found that using the heater can reduce the car temperatue by
>>around a quarter (on the dial).
>
>Well, that confirms it then. I knew that the heater would help to cool
>the engine, but I hadn't realised that the effect was so significant.
I tried a little experiment to validate this theory this morning. Drove
around for half-an-hour with the heater on full: temperature gauge read
1/4. Switched heater to "cold" and drove for another ten minutes:
temperature gauge read just under 1/2. Amazing.
ATB
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Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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