Thanks Jake. That was the other part I was curious of. Wasn't certain if opening plate door would extract heat while driving. Certainly seemed to help. Even propped open by ~ 1.5 " For anyone else, I simply put a clamp on each corner of plate door and and propped it up against hatch. Neil.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > I managed to lower the temperature of my 1.9 WBX when driving in 100+ temps > by making cardboard deflectors for the D pillar air intakes and propping the > license plate door open. > > These steps moved the needle about an eighth of an inch lower and helped me > relax a little during a long, hot and arduous trip. ;) > > I think the open license plate door was more of a factor in that will > extract hot air from the engine bay into the low pressure area behind the > van. > > YMMV > > Jake > > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:44 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Theory: excessive heat in tubbed portion of lid causes coolant sensor >> to get too hot. Resistor in it then zeros out allowing near or full >> electrical flow. i.e. recently, on a flat section of highway, 100F >> ambient, MIL stayed on at ~ 60 MPH. I propped the license plate door >> open hoping to get better air flow at tubbed portion of lid. The light >> then stayed off.
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