retrovan wrote:Think its old legend, that a beetle overheats when towing.
Seen a lot of guys do it. Still think its contra effective
If he had sense, he would have padded the place where the hood rests.
Herman
It is very contra-effective. It allows the hot air flowing out under the car to be sucked back into the engine compartment, which, as we all know, is the inlet plenum for the cooling fan, and a low pressure area, thus causing hot air re-circulation.
This is not the same with a beach buggy or a baja bug since on these, the engines are completely exposed. No chance for re-circulation since there is not a significant low pressure area.