Hi All,
You'll probably have to use full screen for this, but here is a quick
copy of numbers from the Weather Channel for temperatures for Prospect, CT
compared to the numbers for London the Gene gave us. I thought it was
interesting. Take a look and you'll see it's not the average temperatures
that bother us at all. CT mean temp is lower than London average temp in
every case. (Let's not get our statistics books out here!) The Avg. High in
CT isn't that bad either, but it sure gets hot here in Connecticut in the
summer! I'm not sure how many years are included in this, if its just the
past year, or many years, but it becomes a case where the above average days
are what cause problems... where the difference between air temp and the
under-bonnet temp or even engine/radiator temp is not great enough to
effectively transfer heat to the surrounding air. Its the difference that
matters. Also how hard the engine has been worked before shutting it off for
a short stop.
Now if we can just keep the heat away from our carbs and fuel lines!
P.S. Did you ever notice how hot pavement is in the sun on a hot day? Add 20
or 30 degrees!
Connecticut London, Eng.
Month Avg. Avg. Mean Avg temp
High Low
Jan 340F 130F 240F JAN 45
Feb 370F 150F 270F FEB 45
Mar 460F 240F 360F MAR 51
Apr 590F 330F 460F APR 55
May 700F 430F 570F MAY 62
Jun 780F 520F 660F JUN 68
Jul 820F 580F 700F JUL 72
Aug 800F 560F 690F AUG 72
Sep 730F 490F 610F SEPT 66
Oct 630F 380F 510F OCT 58
Nov 510F 300F 410F NOV 51
Dec 380F 200F 290F DEC 47
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