Miata Mailing List: December 1999, Message #520

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Jon,

It seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it?  I've also been skeptical about it.
But the guy swears by it, he got this tip from a guy in Thailand.  I'll bug
him for a scientific explanation soon ;-)

Greg
96 BRG Manila, Philippines
http://members.xoom.com/ggermar
http://miataphil.tsx.org

> (As an aside, I'm surprised that anyone would remove the heater to
> improve cooling - in my old race car, if the water temperature started
> to climb too high, I used to turn the heater ON full blast, thus
> introducing another "radiator" into the cooling system.  Sure it got a
> tad warm in the cockpit(!), but it was worth it to maintain a race
> position without cooking the engine.)
>
> Cheers,
> Jon Etkins
> Miata 10AE #1407
> Texas Spokes BS38
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