You could cool it with a fan if you have 110 V ac.  Blow under the bus
until the engine compartment is cool.
I'd think most of the heat would be transfered via conduction not
radiation so a thin
reflective sheet wouldn't help.

>>> "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> 7/16/2003 9:28:56 PM >>>
its not a silly question, Tom, in fact it might help a
newbie catch some sleep those 1st nights!
i lay My head pointed towards the front to avoid the
engine bay radiation....anyone know a remedy for the
engine bay heat? better insulation?

Phil 84' Westy Tiico

--- tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> wrote:
> OK, this is a somewhat silly question, but which
> direction do you prefer to
> sleep on the lower bed?  I have used both ways, and
> depending on heat, or lack
> thereof, I can see some advantages either way.
> Convenience getting in or out
> is another matter.
>
> tom
> 85 Wolfsburg
>
>
> ------
> Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
> taring@taring.org
>
> "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out
> fast, than to go into a turn
> fast
> and come out dead." Stirling Moss

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