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Subject:Re: Trip report
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:23:07 -0500

At 02:48 PM 2/21/2011, neil n wrote:
>Water cooled coolant temps usually drop on long grades coasting

On long downgrades the watercooled WBX engines will (if their
closed-throttle switch is operating properly) be completely shut
down, no fuel entering the cylinders; so it's no surprise that the
engine temps would drop.

Yours,
David