<VV> Engine compartment heat

[Ron]

BUT, while running and even while climbing mountain grades the engine 
compartment stays cool!  You can always open the engine lid after parking.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ricebugg at comcast.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 8:34 PM
Subject: <VV> Engine compartment heat


> While I'm not sure what the potential contamination is of hogwash, or the 
> tempature tolerance of internal regulated alternators, I can offer this 
> observation on the engine compartment temp.
>
> Once upon a time, I had a turbo charged 140. I got curious about how hot 
> it got on shutdown.  Since I had access to tempature sticks at work - they 
> looked like caryons for 2 yr olds - I borrowed a set one hot Friday in 
> July.  It was 94 deg. F on Sat, and I used the sticks liberally in the 
> engine compartment.   I saw temps approaching 300 deg F on the sheet metal 
> minutes after shut down.  Made me wish I had a Stinger deck lid to let the 
> hot air out at shutdowm.
>
> Skin starts to burn at 126 deg F,   If you cannot touch it for long, it is 
> hot enough to burn you pinkies.
>
> Your temps may vary.
>
> Historically Yours,
> James Rice
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:14:31 -0400 (EDT)
> From: N2VZD at aol.com
> Subject: Re: INTERNAL regulated alternators
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>
> hogwash, I have thousands of miles on several of my own and others with no
> failures. FC's mostly , but on spyders also..
> I am running them on 4 vehicles of my own , and several others I have
> converted around here.
> They are also excellent on farm equipment and  boats.  I feel they are 
> very failsafe.
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2012 8:28:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:but I've  heard (not experienced) 
> that the
> internally regulated ones don't seem to  hold up as well in our hot 
> (Corvair) engine compartments.
> Regards, Tim Colson
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