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Re: under hood heat (dumb idea number101)

To: Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: under hood heat (dumb idea number101)
From: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:26:58 +0100
Jim,

Great idea, a mist cooler for the Tiger.  Just bought one for myself last
summer.  came in a nylon sling bag and had a 3" PVC Pipe with end seals, two
internal chambers seperated by a diaphram, and approproiate stowable connectiosn
for a garden hose and a built in mist-hose woth adjustable clamp.  You charged
it with a garden hose, which took in the water, and pressurized the seperate
section with hose pressure.  When you needed a mist, you could just release some
pressurized water throgh a small hose with a "mister end".  Clamped near one's
face, it allowed transpiration cooling, and it does work (till you run out of
charge pressure).  A larger version would sork for a car, for short periods.
Could be stored in the trunk, and removed quickly.  Could even run another line
inside to cool yourself.  Bet a modified bar-b-cue gas bottle could be used,
with the right plumbing.

Steve


BTW:  The correct Rootes approach, of course, would be to distribute the mist
with a small manually operated dashboard pump, receiving the water from a
container marked "Rootes", of course.

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