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Re: [VB] Trip Report and Gas MPG
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> From: magic67bus magic67bus@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> I have always wondered if running in the rain was sort of like water cooling. I am not kidding.?
> Anyone ever experiment with water and the vw engine. Motorcycles (air cooled ones) sure run cooler in the rain?
> frank?
A water mist will certainly help cool the engine better, as it takes
energy to evaporate the liquid water droplets.
High humidity doesn't help, though, since the water is already evaporated
so it cannot absorb additional heat during phase change.
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