Misc Electronics / barrier coat / reverse cool.

Shannen Durphey shannen at grolen.com
Thu May 13 03:52:11 GMT 1999


Bruce Plecan wrote:
> 
> Just for grins, we barrier coat the piston domes
> the intake valve face, the exhaust valve face.
> In theory then we have captured more heat to be recovered by the movement of
> the piston, right??.
> Now that we have with held this higher heat, for a longer period of time,
> then more
> heat is put into the top of the cylinder bores, right.....
>   The cooling system was designed so that the exhaust valve seat area is the
> "hot spot",  so don't we now have to "reverse" cool the engine to get the
> max effectiveness out of this??..
> grumpy
> 
I can tell you this:  Takes longer for car to reach operating temp on
the gauge (sender in LH head) than any other car I've owned, with this
coating installed.  I'll let you know what the chambers and pistons
look like when I pull the heads off, as far as possible heating goes.
Shannen




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