I found an odd thing; maybe not so odd, about my temp situation. It
appeared that the slower I go the cooler the motor seems to run, by about 10
degrees. I decided to use my ruminator to see if I could put it to use to
figure this out. I have tested this twice now and lets see what others
think. If I am in OD at 3200 rpms my temp runs up to 190 +. Then, I drove
around for about 5 miles at 3200 rpms, but in second and third gear. 180 -
185. Hmmm, thinks I. The shroud on each side of my radiator is missing.
Is it possible that as I increase speed the air flow bypassing the radiator
increases the pressure in the engine bay therefore slowing the flow of air
from front to back through the radiator? I didn't know that the shrouds
were suposed to be there as the other two 3As that I am familiar with do not
have them either. I looked at another car that is original and it has
them.
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