Re: [DMCForum] totally off-topic question: 2000 Chevy Cavalier
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Re: [DMCForum] totally off-topic question: 2000 Chevy Cavalier



Thanks, Dave. That's a bit of conventional wisdom I had never come across!

Regards,
Farrar "Way Too Sarcastic" Hudkins

Dave Stragand wrote:
> Engines get HOTTER when you turn them off.  The water pump is not moving
> the water around, and the heat from the block will soak into the coolant
> after it's turned off.
>  
> My '58 Plymouth never overheats, but when the radiator is full, it
> usually starts spitting out water on the ground within 2-3 minutes of
> turning it off. (no catch can on this old of a car)
>  
> Running an engine very lean can easily make it that hot that fast,
> especially because the thermostat won't even begin to open on most cars
> until 185, so there isn't even any convection current cooling.
>  
> -Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Strickland [mailto:ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:33 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] totally off-topic question: 2000 Chevy Cavalier
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> how did it get to 190 degrees if it will only run for 30 seconds?  You
> don't make sense.  try again.
> 
> Jim
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