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Traffic & Hot Roads - Under Hood - Temps got Very Hot - I say so Dang Hot I couldn't Hang onto the Oil Drip Stick - Pull . "EWOsserrr" was that Hot .. so took a Pit Stop with Hood Up for 1/2 Hr. , while We all got Cold Drinks - Road Temp 126 Degrees , Heat coming Off all the Motors & Big Rig Trucks - Air Temp had to be 110 .. In Heavy Traffic on way back .. ( Storm was Approaching ) Air Temps Dropped to 82 Degrees & Traffic Thinned way out ,so the last 30 miles home only running 60 Mph , Turned Off the Air and slow drive 1/2 miles into the Garage . PARKED with Hood Up .. 40 Min. later the Turbo was still 167 Degrees .. so Earlier 85 miles back the Turbo had to be Cherry Hot ! ( Is there No Water Coolant - Temp Over Run on Shut Down ? ) As that was Easy Shut Down .. VW had one I could Actually hear it Run for like 20-30 sec. after Hot Shut Down !
Also _ Thinking - this - Engine Bay needs some Air Flow Tweaks - I'm IR Gun everything tomorrow .
Going to Tweak the Engine Bay Hood - Rubber Seal Gasket ( Thinking 14-18" right above the Intake )
Let Upper Heat Out - Especially Parked . . Seeing Exhaust is Sitting right under the Intake ..
I'm also Looking at the Under Tray for Hot Engine Bay - Exit Air Flow SIZE . . Sq. Inches .. ( Will be Dependent on Upper Tweak )
Sure Heat is OK for the Exhaust to Maintain , but at 45-75 Mph - the Heat Build Up Under the Hood
in the Mountains isn't helping .. anything ..
Pulling Oil Filter tomorrow ..
Also _ Thinking - this - Engine Bay needs some Air Flow Tweaks - I'm IR Gun everything tomorrow .
Going to Tweak the Engine Bay Hood - Rubber Seal Gasket ( Thinking 14-18" right above the Intake )
Let Upper Heat Out - Especially Parked . . Seeing Exhaust is Sitting right under the Intake ..
I'm also Looking at the Under Tray for Hot Engine Bay - Exit Air Flow SIZE . . Sq. Inches .. ( Will be Dependent on Upper Tweak )
Sure Heat is OK for the Exhaust to Maintain , but at 45-75 Mph - the Heat Build Up Under the Hood
in the Mountains isn't helping .. anything ..
Pulling Oil Filter tomorrow ..