<VV> Re: blow up about questions about electric fans

Bruce Schug bwschug at charter.net
Wed Aug 10 16:09:48 EDT 2005


On Aug 10, 2005, at 10:13 AM, Kirby Smith wrote:

> Isn't driving 300 miles, for even the fastest Corvair, much much 
> longer  in duration than the thermal time constant of the engine, even 
> with significant external air flow?  I would think it sufficient to 
> drive at most an hour under each of the desired test conditions.
>

I agree. My oil temps saturate in about a half hour on the highway. 
Longer doesn't change things. This is with my remote cooler too, which 
takes longer to saturate temps.

Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1981

'67 Monza. "67AC140"


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