Date:         Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:04:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
Comments: To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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On 8/17/2009 2:12 PM Mark Tuovinen wrote:

> We just returned from a 1,000 mile round trip to Eagle, AK during which
> I let our `87 Westy Syncro coast on some long downhill grades(6-9%) and
> our temp guage dropped to slightly above the cold mark.  Ambient was
> probably around 50F.  Our 2.1L is a bit different than the 1.9L but
> does exhibit the same behavior.

And there you have it, ladies and germs. I'm reckoning that this engine
behavior raises listee (or listing) eyebrows mainly on account of not that
large a proportion of folk deal with long descents. Much of North American
is pretty flat. Long 20 to 30 minute 6-10% descents are relatively rare.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR