Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watrose!ajlill From: ajlill@watrose.UUCP (Tony Lill) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: PLYMOUTH TC3 PROBLEM Message-ID: <6639@watrose.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 10:15:35 EST Article-I.D.: watrose.6639 Posted: Thu Mar 22 10:15:35 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Mar-84 20:22:04 EST References: <218@afinitc.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 24 Since my mailer is on drugs an this might be of general intrest..... This sounds like the problems I have with my datsun 310. The problem is that when the car is sitting around for a few minutes with the engine off, the temperature under the hood gets VERY hot. Now we all know hot air expands, this means that after a few minutes there is not enough oxygen under there to burn all the gas, especially if you try to accelerate. The solution I came up with is to run a hose from the air cleaner intake to the front of the car. This enirely solved the problem, as well as boosting power and milage while on the highway. (a poor mans turbo). Another solution is, if you have a thermostat controlled electric fan on your radiator, is to rewire it so that it is conected to the battery rathar than through the ignition. This would mean that it would keep running for a few minutes after you stopped the car, and keep things cool under there. All Rabbits have it hooked up this way. -- Tony Lill {allegra,linus,decvax,utcsrgv}!watmath!watrose!ajlill