>Later on, when traffic stopped, the oil light started >flickering, so I immediately turned it off, got out >and saw that the front bra was a solid sheet of >ice/snow about an inch thick! I never thought about >the fact that the mesh in the bra would make it much >easier for snow to accumulate ... >Even with no bra though, by the time I got to Truckee >the regular grille openings were starting to get >clogged, so I guess that's something you really have >to watch out for.
This is a very valid point. My Syncro (bra-less) has overheated twice. Both times were in winter, in blinding snowstorms (very thick heavy wet snowflakes) with the temperature just below freezing and strong winds. What appears to happen is that the front grille and AC condenser ice up, blocking off airflow to the radiator. Both times I pulled over and shut down (pointed downwind) and the residual heat from the rad soon melted the ice. This is where the 87 degree thermostat may help! Angus
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