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Daox · 09-04-2014, 02:16 PM

The coolant circuit to the transmission would be thermostatically controlled. It would not open the loop until the engine is up to temperature, and it wouldn't close if the engine cooled down below a set point.

09-04-2014, 02:16 PM	#49 (permalink)
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