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Air box thermostat -- is it working? 200

posted by  Jim Holst on  Wed Feb 11 06:20 CST 2004
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Art, in regard to the slip and slide trip home, I recall that ice will melt slightly under pressure. (If I recall my physics correctly) This means that it is possible to have a lubricating layer of water under the tires as they press on the ice. Of course this make ice driving even more hazardous.

You're right about the outside temp measurement not being a clear indication of the road surface condition. I wonder if anyone has tried the IR sensor idea. Sounds like you may have an invention idea.

When I lived in Iowa and Minnesota, I learned to look for likely areas where black ice would be found such as shelter belt tree shadows and road cuts.

Take care on the roas. We have had only about a week of bad roads here in Oregon and that's enough. We are unlikely to have more this winter.






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