The space above the spare tire is where all the hot air from the radiator
goes.

On 9/18/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Yes, conceptually it's kind of an interesting question: what exactly is
> ambient temperature and how the heck do you measure it? Temperature
> without
> wind chill, ice accumulation, UV accumulation, direct sunlight, heat from
> roadway, heat from lights, heat from radiator, heat from direct sun...
>
> I'm sure the meteorologists have a way to define this, but for us, it's
> never going to be an exact science, esp. with those cheesy thermometers
> from
> Walmart.  (Ever notice how they're a few degrees off even when you put the
> exterior sensor right next to the main thermometer?) All I know is that if
> you put the sensor above the gas tank, you start think the globe is
> warming
> faster than before. It always reads 120 or so, because of heat from the
> radiator, etc.
>
> Wheelwells, area behind turn signals, space above spare tire all seem like
> pretty good places,  though.
>

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