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It's a 98'.
It doesn't seem like there's a lot of room in there around the edges.
The oil check dipstick handle is HOT when I grab that baby after turning off the car…I'm guessing that's a by-product of the thing being so close to motor itself.
Is it just me, or does the STS engine bay get hot as hell after a few hours of stop & go driving? My temp needle never strays more than an 1/16 of an inch past normal, which is dead in the middle, but it just seems hot under the hood.
Also, my front 4 plug wires graze up against the valve cover on the front side a bit, & they're discolored the cover a tiny bit where they sometimes touch...the cover can't melt those babies, right?
Do Northstars just get hotter than smaller motors?
Any comments, N'Star owners?
It doesn't seem like there's a lot of room in there around the edges.
The oil check dipstick handle is HOT when I grab that baby after turning off the car…I'm guessing that's a by-product of the thing being so close to motor itself.
Is it just me, or does the STS engine bay get hot as hell after a few hours of stop & go driving? My temp needle never strays more than an 1/16 of an inch past normal, which is dead in the middle, but it just seems hot under the hood.
Also, my front 4 plug wires graze up against the valve cover on the front side a bit, & they're discolored the cover a tiny bit where they sometimes touch...the cover can't melt those babies, right?
Do Northstars just get hotter than smaller motors?
Any comments, N'Star owners?