Pierburg Pump, Brakes, etc., etc.

Alex Kowalski hypereutectic1 at gmail.com
Thu May 11 08:52:03 EDT 2006


Steve Sears wrote:

>...I cut horizontal slots about 3" long and about 1/2" apart in
>a strip in the wheel well liner, then used a heat gun to bend the plastic
>into louvers...
>...When the fan comes on, the
>heat blasting out of the wheel well is amazing.

There's *no doubt* about that!  I can't bear to hold my hand front of the MC
when the engine's hot and the fan is on.  RonCo and George Foreman could
cook weenies and chickens with that torrid blast.  Between this idea and the
various shielding/ducting suggestions I think we can make a meaningful dent
in this problem, before the summer arrives.

Thanks,
Alex Kowalski
'87 5KCSTQ -- "Gretchen"
'86 5KCSTQ -- "Sessa"


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