Re: alfa-digest V7 #811

[Dennis Lou <dlou@domain.elided>]

>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:15:35 EDT
>From: Pottree@domain.elided
>Subject: Re: AC performance
>
>Say it's a warm month here in LA and your GTV-6 has been parked in the sun.  
>Even using one of the sun shades that are so popular here (covers the 
>windshield to minimize greenhouse heating) you come back to the car and find 
>it is about 160F inside.  Start the car and open the windows and sunroof to 
>let out the heat and let in the cool ambient breezes which may be 115F.  The 
>interior surfaces of the cabin continue to radiate heat like glowing coals 
>for hours afterward, probably putting more heat into the interior air than 
>the offsetting cool air being introduced by the paltry AC unit.  Without the 
>windshield sunshade in most summer months it is impossible to touch the 
>steering wheel with bare hands without getting 3rd degree burns unless you 
>drape a towel over the wheel if the car is parked outside - and this is 
>pretty tricky if you go to a restaurant and must hand the car over to a 
>valet.  Hence, the popularity of stringback driving gloves as a health 
>measure.  With leather seating surfaces, Nomex underpants are also suggested.
>
>Charlie
>AROSC
>LA, CA
>87 75
>84 GTV-6

Perhaps a car cover would help?  Anybody make insulated
ones?

- -Dennis
'85 GTV6

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