Re: 160* Thermostat, why?

Posted by Allan In NE on December 14, 2006 at 02:41:29 from (148.78.243.24):

In Reply to: 160* Thermostat, why? posted by Aaron Ford on December 13, 2006 at 17:31:55:

Back not too many years ago (the late 60s), the general accepted theory was that cooler was better. It was thought that if somthing was "hot" to our human touch, then it must be "too hot" for other materials as well.

Effects of overpopulation started producting a by-product called smog. It was found that the leading culprit that was leading to this effect was the burning of fossil fuels and that internal combustion engines were the main offender.

The EPA was created by the federal government, which set up regulations and goals to reduce these emissions. By law, manufactures had to comply with these emmision-reducing regulations and started experimenting with ways in which to get this accomplished.

Well, guess what? It was found that by running an engine hotter, not only were emmisions reduced by getting a more complete burn, but also more power was squeezed out of a given volume of fuel and surprisingly, engines started lasting longer.

The engines were actually "healther" if run at higher temperatures.

Allan

Replies:

• Re: 160* Thermostat, why? mj 11:49:31 12/14/06 (0)
• Re: 160* Thermostat, why? Glen in TX 09:38:34 12/14/06 (0)

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