Date:         Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:34:39 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:58 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 02:27 PM 10/23/2010  -0700, neil n wrote:
>>
>> I moved the big fan resistor outside up by the rad. I *guess* a new
>> resistor could be shunted in by cutting into the wires so leaving
>> resistor as-is is no biggie I guess.
>
> I'd be very thoughtful/cautious about that.  The resistor is cooled by the
> fan air stream, end even though it won't instantly glow red like the
> free-standing metal Toyota ones it may still overheat in still air.


Thanks for the heads up David.

I located it with the heat factor in mind. It doesn't look like it
will come into contact with anything or suffer too much where it is.
So far so good.

;)

pics:   http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadHoleCut-out.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/3568y5t

Neil.



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