When to remove lower grill block?

[Frank Hudon]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Feb 9 2007, 05:47 AM) [snapback]387387[/snapback]</div>

Wait a minute! It's warmer in Canada than it is in Chicago?
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currently 40F

[dmckinstry]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frank Hudon @ Feb 9 2007, 07:21 AM) [snapback]387437[/snapback]</div>

currently 40F
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I assume you're in British Columbia, rather than further north.

In the right edge of Washington State, it still got just below 0C last night. That's in spite of weather people claiming a "pineapple express" for last night or the night before. It's above freezing now, but the roads are still slick from the underlying frost.

Dave M.

[Frank Hudon]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dmckinstry @ Feb 9 2007, 08:19 AM) [snapback]387474[/snapback]</div>

I assume you're in British Columbia, rather than further north.

In the right edge of Washington State, it still got just below 0C last night. That's in spite of weather people claiming a "pineapple express" for last night or the night before. It's above freezing now, but the roads are still slick from the underlying frost.

Dave M.
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yup in Vancouver. I lived up north and I've seen -45F more than I ever want to again. But we need that to kill the mountain pine beetles that are devastating the northern pine forests. But global warming hasn't allowed that to happen. So it'll be burn baby burn again this summer.

[dmckinstry]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frank Hudon @ Feb 9 2007, 09:32 AM) [snapback]387533[/snapback]</div>

yup in Vancouver. I lived up north and I've seen -45F more than I ever want to again. But we need that to kill the mountain pine beetles that are devastating the northern pine forests. But global warming hasn't allowed that to happen. So it'll be burn baby burn again this summer.
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Yep. And burning off more trees sure isn't going reduce global warming.

Dave M.

[Chuck.]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Feb 6 2007, 09:58 PM) [snapback]386481[/snapback]</div>

When temps are consistantly above 60 I think I'd remove the lower just to be safe. Upper when consistantly 70. My numbers, no data, just rough guide based on observed temps.
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For you guys in the Sunbelt, it's probably time to remove it - seriously.

ScanGage says my coolant temperature normally peaks at 198F. Saturday I drove 210 miles cruising on the interstate at 65mpg in 75F weather. Coolant was at 227F. Was running the heater before I stopped to remove the radiator block. Yes I drive an Insight, but does anyone want to test their coolant hoses?

[philmcneal]

i commute to richmond everyday with upper and lower blocked but the lower has two airintake holes to cool, however, it still reaches 95 degrees C every now and then and then gets knocked down to 86 C... maybe cooling system kicked in? So far it has never exceeded 96C but I do climb hills... two major ones in fact.

But yeah when the mornings do hit 15 degrees C its time to strip.

[Frank Hudon]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(philmcneal @ Mar 31 2007, 01:22 AM) [snapback]415407[/snapback]</div>

i commute to richmond everyday with upper and lower blocked but the lower has two airintake holes to cool, however, it still reaches 95 degrees C every now and then and then gets knocked down to 86 C... maybe cooling system kicked in? So far it has never exceeded 96C but I do climb hills... two major ones in fact.

But yeah when the mornings do hit 15 degrees C its time to strip.
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I've hit 97C a couple of times but it only last for a few minutes. This with the Classic, the wife with a realativily flat commute hasn't got to the mid 90's yet so it's still plugged as well. I'm going to do my little experiment with her's by pulling the top grill blocks and see what the temps turn out to be. I couldn't get it to the thermostat opening temp,87C, with the top not blocked in the winter so that's the reason for my taking them out first. The belly pan has the openings for the inverter section of the rad in case it goes over temp. By Richmond do you mean B.C. or VA?