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Subject: Hot Runners
From: Kosti Hennighausen <henn0023@itlabs.umn.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 13:48:58 -0500 (CDT)
Hello all.  I've been eyeing the "Hot 1980 MGB" thread with some concern, 
so I'll add my note.

Just bought my first car: a '79 Midget (which is a big deal for me, the 
eldest son in a Detroit "Car Family").  The paint on the hood looks a 
little oxidized, except for a 1'x1' patch on the left (U.S. driver's) 
side front edge, right over the big honkin' rubber bumper.  When I 
brought it home (second time driving it), I noticed that the hood felt 
pretty hot to the touch.  I could leave my hand there, but was feeling 
some serious heat.

I asked my younger brother, a five year veteran in his '73 Spitfire, what 
was up.  He says his car (same engine) doesn't do this.  Of course, his 
engine has more breathing space in its compartment.  Dad, a car designer, 
simply said, "if you're serious about keeping the car, I just want you to 
know that any time you need a place to store it (in parts) we can find 
some room at the house."  (Real confidence inspiring, but he speaks from 
experience.  He has a 1929 Model 'A', and has stepped over many a box 
containing my brother's Spitfire in the past.)

Now to the point:  1) is the car running hot?  (Temperature gage reads 
on the C-side, but I don't trust it yet.)  2) Does the oxidized paint 
have any connection to it?  Note: I pulled out some "Clearcoat Polishing 
Compound" (Turtlewax tm) and went to work on some of the paint.  It 
shined things up, so the hazing appears to be from the top down, not from 
inside out.

Thanks in advance, and please excuse me for any "newbie" oversights.

-Kosti Hennighausen J.D., B.S.A.E.
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
University of Minnesota

(And please no, "it doesn't take a rocket scientist" comments.  We're a 
sensitive lot!)

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