Aluminum Body Panel Conductivity.
Supposedly my new Chevy Silverado has an aluminum hood. I haven't verified with a magnet yet but I have noticed an interesting phenomenon: The snow melts off the hood and front fenders when the eng...
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mkirsch wrote:
The snow melts off the hood and front fenders when the engine is warm!
Anybody with a new Ford notice the same thing?
Ford pickups have had aluminum hoods since 1997 ....
The heat from the block (engine) heater alone will melt the snow off the hoods of many vehicles.
