<VV> White pushrod tubes

[Dave Morris]

You're saying this pushrod tube 
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/02081602m.jpg gets zero radiated 
heat from the 1000 degree plus exhaust gases coming out the exhaust 
manifold a fraction of an inch away from it?

Dave Morris


At 05:15 PM 2/4/2005 -0500, N. Joseph Potts wrote:

>Dave -
>      White reflects RADIANT heat. Pushrod tubes are subject to CONDUCTIVE
>heat (from the heads) and CONVECTIVE heat (from the cooling airstream).
>White will shed all the RADIANT heat they are exposed to, which is zero. And
>yes, black will ABSORB all that radiant heat (still zero). No effect on
>conductive or convective heat.
>
>Joe Potts
>Miami, Florida USA (plenty of all kinds of heat here)
>1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C