Re: Interesting observations...

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Wed, 26 Jul 1995 AUDIDUDI@delphi.com wrote:

> 1) Ever wonder how high Audi's temperature gauge will read?  I had to park
> my car in direct sunlight when I ran to bank today and when I returned, it
> was reading 125 degrees! (In reality, the ambient temp reached only 114 or
> 115 degrees but still...).

Jeff,

	The heat from the engine compartment cna bleed out the front 
after you stop, but also, the hood acts like a solar collector, and traps 
heat inside, where the temp sensors are.  That is why we go to Phoenix to 
test our HVAC systems - they can get up to 160-180 degrees inside after 
soaking in the sun for a few hours!  That seems to work the A/C unit 
pretty hard.  (Fancy that!)

Later,									
Graydon D. Stuckey								
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage 1
'83 Mazda RX7 w/13B, GDS Racing Stage 58474