Why don't you guys just read what Tiger Tom did on cooling, which covers
this "Fix".
Larry
Steve Sage wrote:
> Robin Young wrote:
>
>> Steve wrote:
>> This got me to thinking if propping the hood open
>> slightly during very hot weather will help the car cool a bit better.
>>
>> Steve, when I bought my car the seller had done this. It is pretty
>> simple to
>> screw out the hood catch pin and hold the hood secure in a 1" open
>> position.
>> It looks peculiur and did not cure an over heat problem (I live in
>> Florida). Also, I am not sure that this would not work against
>> cooling at
>> higher speeds since such a high pressure exists against the
>> windshield. With
>> the airstream piling up there, some air may escape into the engine
>> compartment. This is why reverse air scoops work. If you try it please
>> tuft test and let us know which way the air flows. Robin Young
>>
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> I'll let the list know if I can figure a good way to do it. I had not
> thought about the air flow direction issue at high speed. I'll tie a
> piece of string at the latch to see if in fact it blows back into the
> engine, or forward at speed. Great idea.
>
> Just to clarify again, though; Since I'm not loosing any coolant, the
> reason for my exercise is to just bring under hood temps down a bit,
> my theory being that this would result in a bit less heat being there
> to transfer to the passenger compartment, plus putting less load on my
> A/C, letting it run colder when outside temps are really hot.
>
> Steve Sage
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