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700rpm · 07-30-2012, 09:59 PM

We have been having some moderately warm weather here in Portland, and while driving my coupe last week it seemed to me the engine compartment was overly hot. There was no boiling from the radiator, but it just seemed too hot under the hood.

So I undertook to install some engine pans I had on my parts shelf, and what a difference! They were a nuisance to install, but I'm so glad I finally got to it. The engine compartment temp dropped by at least 30%, by guess. So I'm a believer. And I encourage anyone with an A in hot weather to have those pans installed. They do help.

07-30-2012, 09:59 PM	#1
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 6,039	Engine pans: one man's experience We have been having some moderately warm weather here in Portland, and while driving my coupe last week it seemed to me the engine compartment was overly hot. There was no boiling from the radiator, but it just seemed too hot under the hood. So I undertook to install some engine pans I had on my parts shelf, and what a difference! They were a nuisance to install, but I'm so glad I finally got to it. The engine compartment temp dropped by at least 30%, by guess. So I'm a believer. And I encourage anyone with an A in hot weather to have those pans installed. They do help. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.