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AndrewJ · 07-10-2008, 08:13 PM

gascort:

hey, yeah, like Darin said, I've been on vacation

A week of camping in Yosimite, so no EM for me.

Anyway, I have done PLENTY of driving with the grille-block in really excessive heat. Heck, on my drive back from Yosimite it was +110º and driving up some seriously steep grades (read: doing nearly redline in 2nd gear) Oh, and there were two people and a weeks worth of camping gear in the car.

So that's probably the worst case senario for overheating and there was no overheating. I had the grille-opening all the way open, and the radiator fan was on quite a bit, but the temperature gauge stayed put.

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AndrewJ Awesomeness personified Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 642 Harold - '94 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 54.51 mpg (US) Margot - '08 Surly Big Dummy Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	gascort: hey, yeah, like Darin said, I've been on vacation A week of camping in Yosimite, so no EM for me. Anyway, I have done PLENTY of driving with the grille-block in really excessive heat. Heck, on my drive back from Yosimite it was +110º and driving up some seriously steep grades (read: doing nearly redline in 2nd gear) Oh, and there were two people and a weeks worth of camping gear in the car. So that's probably the worst case senario for overheating and there was no overheating. I had the grille-opening all the way open, and the radiator fan was on quite a bit, but the temperature gauge stayed put. __________________ "I got 350 heads on a 305 engine. I get 10 miles to the gallon. I ain't got no good intentions." - The Drive By Truckers.