Thnx, Robt. (Now watch -- sometime in the future, I, or someone, will probably mention this engine behavior in reference to some darn thing. Some on the list -- folk who drive primarily on flatter terrain -- will question whether this is normal. I will then wish I had saved this thread someplace, incl. Dennis's excellent explanation. So to avoid that, I will post this on the wiki under something like "Unusual Situations: cold engine on long descents" I'm-a gonna ask Dennis for permission to quote his response to this [see his post from yesterday].) -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 8/17/2009 5:51 PM Robert Fisher wrote: > --snip-- > > Of course it would be helpful for someone else to do a long drop (20 to 30 > minutes) in cool temps using the engine for braking, i.e., foot off gas > for like, 95%, of the time. 2nd gear on AT, for me, and report back on > what their temp gauge says. Such a person would of course need to live > someplace mountainous, and have nothing better to do. > > --snip-- > > I just did this on my drive back from Mammoth, mostly engine braking down > the Sherman grade. I too had the temps drop way down, into the white as I > recall, but no other symptoms. However I started getting the low power, > cough-cough bit while in Laughlin last week- just as my temp II sensor went > out. I don't even know if there is one on a 1.9, but what you described > sounded much like what just happened to me. > > Cya, > Robert > |
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