ExGMan
Active member
I was coming back from a trip to the South last week, and after passing over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in NYC, was headed for Remsenburg, LI via the Belt Parkway. I found myself immersed in heavy traffic due to road work (they were painting tar snakes onto the roadway surface), and moving along about five feet at a time in ambient temperature of 65F. Of course, my non-RT-P engine started to heat up, and once it got to about the 3/4 level on the gauge, I moved off the road (lucky there was a place to do this), to let it cool.
Ultimately this backup lasted about 1/2 hour, and I stopped two more times to let the engine cool. I just figured that having the heat bar 3/4 high was enough. Does anyone have some experience with this?
Candidly, I was happy to be sitting in the breakdown lane, watching everyone else in traffic, but wonder at what point the engine gets too much heat.
John Gamel
Ultimately this backup lasted about 1/2 hour, and I stopped two more times to let the engine cool. I just figured that having the heat bar 3/4 high was enough. Does anyone have some experience with this?
Candidly, I was happy to be sitting in the breakdown lane, watching everyone else in traffic, but wonder at what point the engine gets too much heat.
John Gamel