Re: urq blowing hot water (coolant)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199809021427.KAA07137@urq.East.Sun.COM> Robert Houk - WorkGroup Server Firmware writes:
> ...  Perversely, running
> the engine at idle can leave you with a hotter engine than it runs on
> the road (since at idle, you wait 'till the first-level-overtemp comes
> on and runs the radiator fan; on the road normal airflow over-cools the
> radiator, and the thermostat partially closes to keep the engine up to
> the rated minimum temperature).

Even more so with the ur-quattro, since the auxiliary radiator has no
fan and relies entirely on vehicle movement.

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