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when parking in your garage, what do you do to cool the engine compartment, if at all

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Old 07-03-2013, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by twinarrow99
YES, LS, my concern exactly! That 15yr old Volvo of mine showed a lot of heat-related stress after all those baking sessions. I had a coolant sensor that grounded it self to the block due to cracked/loss of insulation after all those years and the result was an intermittent HIGH temp indication on the gauge. Took me weeks to find that damned problem! Vacuum lines were toast as well...
Probably due to age as much as it is heat.

I worry more about my fuel lines being exposed to the trashy ethanol they put in gasoline these days ... that stuff is terrible for rubber lines and just about everything else.
Old 07-03-2013, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by davidtcpa
My fans will stay on for a few minutes after I shut the car.
mine also



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