<VV> engine temp crossing the desert

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/23/2008 10:55:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
deltainc at grm.net writes:

> Hey  All,
>    I am getting my 1963 Rampside 95HP,3.55, powerglide  ready to drive to
Ventura next month (about 850 miles). I am most concerned  with going thru
the desert.> Timothy Shortle in Durango  Colorado
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Don't forget about yourselves ... I like to start  with 2 or 3  gallons of
water for each person ... and a towel to soak  and put around your neck .. or
over head ...   the water doesn't  have to be kept on ice .. you will not be
picky once the inside of your car  hits about 118F.

hope this helps.. ken campbell, freezing in  Iawa.



Ken, just when and where were you driving that you required all that  
preparation?  Plenty of water, yes--just in case of breakdown; but I lived  in 
Phoenix, where it hit 100°+ daytime temps about this time of year and stayed  that 
way into September--had no air conditioning in my car, and drove many  miles, 
both to work and for pleasure.  I just kept the windows and vents  open, and 
let the DRY desert breeze--natural or speed-induced--do the cooling  for me. 
 
Scotty from Hollyweird



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