yet every year there's some, even with brand new cars that have brake failure coming down the Alps... I'm sure the Rockies won't be much differentWell, it is not an issue if one is easy on them+good brake fluid.
yet every year there's some, even with brand new cars that have brake failure coming down the Alps... I'm sure the Rockies won't be much differentWell, it is not an issue if one is easy on them+good brake fluid.
Oh yeah. Actually here at Pikes Peak we have a brake checkpoint. When people are coming down they check the temperature of rotors. I have seen people having brakes heated to the same level as I do on the track.yet every year there's some, even with brand new cars that have brake failure coming down the Alps... I'm sure the Rockies won't be much different
They need to learn how to shift the car down to a lower gear in manual or L / D2 / D3 etc in automatic, engine braking is not just for racing.yet every year there's some, even with brand new cars that have brake failure coming down the Alps... I'm sure the Rockies won't be much different
We also have runaway lane on the Grapevine at I5 going downhill from South to North direction, mainly for runaway semi.Oh yeah. Actually here at Pikes Peak we have a brake checkpoint. When people are coming down they check the temperature of rotors. I have seen people having brakes heated to the same level as I do on the track.
Good eye. I ordered this Burb from a check sheet from a dealer in Montana when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US dollar in 2007. I then imported it into Canada under the free trade regs. It’s a 2008 3/4 ton.U.S. model Suburban?
They need to learn how to shift the car down to a lower gear in manual or L / D2 / D3 etc in automatic, engine braking is not just for racing.
Yep… my parents experienced some pretty heavy brake fade in Georgia coming down the side of a mountain in their rental Grand Caravan, while asking me why I’m “driving like a fool” in front of them, my Durango had aftermarket mufflers that truly did sound wonderful, if a bit loud, coasting at 3,000rpm lol. I had to explain that I was in 2nd gear with my rpms hovering around 3000-4000 coasting and showed them how to select a gear in their van.They need to learn how to shift the car down to a lower gear in manual or L / D2 / D3 etc in automatic, engine braking is not just for racing.
Any idea how much cooler an engine might be without the cover ... I know that "it depends" but would you think maybe 5 or 10 degrees, or maybe 20 or 30 degrees? Anyone done any tests on their own cars?For the most part, ditching the stupid plastic engine cover will allow the electrical connectors and vacuum hoses a longer lifespan. Save it and put it back on if you sell the car.
Most cars have a 195 thermostat. It's fully open around 210. The radiator fans usually come on low around 225. High speed fans come on about 235. Generally engines don't like to be over 250.
Yup and the cooling system just has to work 30% harder which is designed in overhead.
Many of us are spoiled and just have the thermostat half-cracked with the rad fans never coming on unless there's a traffic jam.
That all said if I've been in a jam for a while and the gauge needle's getting up there I gently nurse the car back up to speed when things clear out.
I lost a rear tire on my saturn in a heat wave once... chinese... properly inflated, rear axle, probably 400 lbs on it, tire just hated life that day.
195 seems a little high at least for my application. Mine's a 180 thermostat and always runs at 181.4 exactly at full operating temperature. The fans kick in at 203. Also if yours is designed for 195, wouldn't it BE fully opened at 195. Don't thermostats start to open just before their designed temp and are then fully opened at that temp. So correct me if I'm wrong but you're saying in your case it only fully opens 15 degrees hotter than it's spec'd temperature? Not sure about that one.Most cars have a 195 thermostat. It's fully open around 210. The radiator fans usually come on low around 225. High speed fans come on about 235. Generally engines don't like to be over 250.
It really depends on the vehicle. Some have covers that are purely aesthetic, some are used as sound deadening, and some are actually useful for under hood airflow, and some are a combination of 2 or more of these.Any idea how much cooler an engine might be without the cover ... I know that "it depends" but would you think maybe 5 or 10 degrees, or maybe 20 or 30 degrees? Anyone done any tests on their own cars?
Thermostats BEGIN to open at the rated temp.fully open about 10-15 degrees higher.195 seems a little high at least for my application. Mine's a 180 thermostat and always runs at 181.4 exactly at full operating temperature. The fans kick in at 203. Also if yours is designed for 195, wouldn't it BE fully opened at 195. Don't thermostats start to open just before their designed temp and are then fully opened at that temp. So correct me if I'm wrong but you're saying in your case it only fully opens 15 degrees hotter than it's spec'd temperature? Not sure about that one.