[urq] West Side UPG: Off to a great start. ...

[Paul Lethbridge]

Dear Listers, 
 
Well the bulk of the attendees arrived tonight. 
We have 9 urquattros ..awesome!
 
No causalities...some of these urqs drove over 700 miles with no
worries. 
 
The event starts officially tomorrow....We get to check the hardware out
in the am....then a group drive and on to the other scheduled events
previously posted. I'll post photo's soon.
 
Kind regards,
 
Paul.
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	-----Original Message-----
	From: Paul Lethbridge 
	Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:54 PM
	To: 'urq at audifans.com'
	Subject: [urq] water wetter.
	
	
	Another perspective is to consider is that the temperature gauge
is measuring the temperature of the water surrounding the sender (a NTC
or PTC resistor encased in brass/copper) not the engine...
	 
	If an additive to the water actually decreased the efficiency
with which heat is transferred from engine components to the water, then
the water temperature would be lower and your gauge would also show a
drop in temperature. You would thud be duped into thinking that you are
running at a lower temperature...meanwhile your "engine" is actually
running a lot hotter!
	 
	Food for though..... 
	 
	Kind regards,
	 
	Paul.