Kevin Prichard writes: > > On this subject, has anyone noticed, generally, if your air-cooled runs > cooler in rainy (although not necessarily cooler) weather? Perhaps a Rube > Goldberg solution for overheating during extreme heat is to rig up a > 5-gallon water bottle, a 12v electric pump, some hoses, and an atomizing > nozzle. Mount the nozzle near the fan intake, and voila! Believe it or not, I have considered this. Although what I was thinking of doing was slightly different, since I have only had trouble with high oil temperature, not CHT. I was thinking of mounting one or two of those windshield squirters on the engine tin of my type IV, so that the nozzle(s) pointed down directly over the oil cooler. One would only have to drill a couple of small holes through the tin directly over the cooler. A windshield washer reservoir in the engine compartment and a momentary switch mounted up front would complete the system. Should be a few dollars worth of junkyard parts and a couple of hours to install. I still may try this some day, but lately the bus hasn't been running as hot (ever since GNATT - the Italian tuneup must have worked!). I don't like the idea of getting cold water on the cylinders when they are working hard - couldn't possibly be good for the engine, but a couple of squirts of water on the oil cooler while going up a grade could be just the ticket for acceptable oil temps without an external cooler. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego (Actually La Mesa) '72 VW Westfalia Camper (needs a name) California '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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