Engine Room Temperature

[Joyce and Richard Hayden]



Curt,

Have you considered putting the cb's in the charger/shunt bay just ahead of the curb side e.r. louvers? Might get a little warm there being just above the tail pipe, but there is plenty of room on the rear wall of that compartment. I don't think that it is any warmer than above the batteries. Either would be fine I suppose but I wouldn't want to make servicing the batteries a problem.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

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From: "curtsprenger@gmail.com"

To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"

Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 8:19 PM

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Engine Room Temperature

Greg, Thanks. Good thought using fuses instead of CBs. I'll add your suggestion to my project consideration list. I need to get this project done before the SWBB Flying Flags rally at the end of October. I plan to take the trailer/bike up there and do a little touring.

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Gregory OConnor <"Gregoryoc@aol.com"> wrote:

The 94 engine compartment is loaded up with about 10 cb's the
problem I found was water passing the hermetic seal on the cb. I can
see where heat will be an issue because there is a thin piece of
metal that holds the contact point against a lug in the cb. I
believe it is heat that causes the metal to distort and move away
from the lug.

I wonder if fuses are not a better protection. with a fuse, a ground
short will pop it and you will have proof when you do the 10 second
pretrip taillight test. it could be that a cb opens up 30 seconds
after you set out on the road and resets itsself for your next
pretrip check.

gotta be a reason they (auto engineeres) use some cb's and some
fuses???

I like the way you isolated my trailer light power from throwing my
bus tail light power.

Greg94ptCa

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Curt Sprenger"

...> wrote:
>
> My next project is to correctly wire the 7 flat pin trailer
receptacle. I'd
> like to install circuit breakers and relays in the engine room. I
have on
> hand circuit breakers rated up to 150 (F). They will be installed
on a
> panel, and the panel will be located just reward of the junction
box that
> contains the battery heater wiring. In using these CBs, am I
heading for
> trouble due to the heat in the engine room?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>

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Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA