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Old 08-10-2010, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gschira View Post
Ive often thought the same thing about my '88 300 SE (m103). So much heat under the hood. I've speculated (with not a whole lotta edumacation behind that speculation) that a lot of that heat has to be from my pre cats. When that car is standing still and your face is in the engine bay---well, you know, heat rises... Triple dose from radiators, engine and pre cats. My older car (86 Sable-v6) didn't seem to generate anywhere near the same amount of heat Don't have any experience with newer v-6's..........
my 89 300se Euro had tremendous amount of heat soak after shut-down. this would lead to stuttering re- starts for a few seconds. problem resolved by installing a exhaust heat wrap .The under hood temperature has dropped dramatically. Amazing difference in hot starts too.
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