In a message dated 95-12-08 12:30:10 EST, Tony.Schiebel@esys.ca (Tony Schiebel) writes: > Has anyone installed >covers over the BACK intakes to stop the cold air from going inside? >Would it be a big problem to do this? I don't know the function of the left-side air intake louvers, but the right side is where the engine gets its intake air. You surely wouldn't want to block this off.
>Second question, when I look at the heat guage on the dashboard, where >is it getting the reading from? In other words, where is the sensor. The temperature sensor is mounted in the thermostat housing that is bolted to the front of the left head. It's easy to see that this appendage would cool down much quicker than the mass of the main engine body. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
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