Where in Northern Wyoming?? and Where in Montana??
Former Wyomingite wants to know??
Larry
born and raised in Casper, Drove first MGA in Casper, Owned First Midget
as daily driver in Casper and Gillette
>>>>On 10/16/99 1:03 PM so and so (David Councill) said. (And I quote:)
>The radiator can be partially blocked. I used to communte 52 miles one way
>in Northern Wyoming with my 71BGT in temperatures as low as twenty below. I
>had to experiment to get the right blockage by covering one side of the
>radiator with cardboard (covered a little over a third of it). That kept my
>coolant temp up. Then I searched and blocked all the holes under the dash
>where cold air came through. That gave me a moderately warm drive.
>
>Blocking part of the radiator with card board is actually fairly common
>here in Montana, even on some of these SUVs.
>
>David
>67 BGT
>71 BGT
>
>>
>>That's why I was suggesting blocking the radiator, to reduce air flow
>>through the engine compartment. Or possibly the solution would be to wrap
>>up the oil cooler radiator, or install one of those oil cooler
>>thermostats.
>>
>>
>>Anyway, I've never pursued it, because in my climate this is a rare
>>occurence. I've only experienced it up at Yosemite, in the coastal
>>mountains, and in San Francisco in an October fog.
>>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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