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Old 03-07-2013, 04:41 AM   #18 (permalink)
AndrzejM
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For me the problem is more complicated because Berta is diesel and fitted with IC. So I need to have an opening for IC for all the time, maybe it would help a bit for faster warm up with closed air duct for IC during winter, but I don't think that gain will be measureable. Anyway I want to have one opening for IC and radiator with ability to restrict air flow through radiator. See the pic. Any ideas how I could manage that with the auto shutter setup?

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