exterior temp therm.
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Originally Posted by Magellan
We were driving near Woodland Hills on Saturday (that’s the northern valley portion of Los Angeles) around 3pm and the car’s reading said 117 degrees! 
What? That must be an error. But no ,sure enough, the TV news later said the high for the day in the valley was 117, breaking the all-time record.
We’re suffering in the heat here, but at least our IS readout is accurate.
What? That must be an error. But no ,sure enough, the TV news later said the high for the day in the valley was 117, breaking the all-time record.We’re suffering in the heat here, but at least our IS readout is accurate.
Originally Posted by ULTiMaX99
anybody know where the thermometer for the exterior temp is located???
Javier
Originally Posted by javylsu
Hmm, 15 replies and STILL no one knows where the thermometer is located...
Javier
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"1. On coming air blows to the back of the vehicle, so you want it in front of the engine, radiator and A/C condensor.
2. Heat rises, so you want it lower than the engine, radiator, and A/C condensor."
Looks like I nailed it.
to add some real life visuals to this thread... here are pics of the temp sensor and where it's located. the body shop took it off and didn't put it back and just left it dangling near the radiator and i was wondering why my temp read 108 degrees inside a parking structure last week.
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The only affect wind chill has on inanimate objects is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool -- an inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature, regardless of the wind chill.
Jeff
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Wind chill is an "apparent" temperature. The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside, and is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold.
The only affect wind chill has on inanimate objects is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool -- an inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature, regardless of the wind chill.
Jeff
The only affect wind chill has on inanimate objects is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool -- an inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature, regardless of the wind chill.
Jeff
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Ah, sorry, bet you're right.
On my previous cars with such displays, the sensor was located near the air opening in the front bumper, in a place where it would see incoming air when the car is moving, yet be sheided from the brunt of radiated heat from the A/C condensor and radiator.
My educated guess would be that it's in a similar location in our cars, for the same reasons.
1. On coming air blows to the back of the vehicle, so you want it in front of the engine, radiator and A/C condensor.
2. Heat rises, so you want it lower than the engine, radiator, and A/C condensor.
On my previous cars with such displays, the sensor was located near the air opening in the front bumper, in a place where it would see incoming air when the car is moving, yet be sheided from the brunt of radiated heat from the A/C condensor and radiator.
My educated guess would be that it's in a similar location in our cars, for the same reasons.
1. On coming air blows to the back of the vehicle, so you want it in front of the engine, radiator and A/C condensor.
2. Heat rises, so you want it lower than the engine, radiator, and A/C condensor.
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