motobaleno wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 13:33
basti313 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 13:27
Mitch2.0 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2022, 11:16
I’m aware you’re being sarcastic, but your logic and therefore your sarcasm are both misplaced.
It IS useful to have a shakedown before packing all the kit and leaving for Barcelona, storm or not.
Yes and no....
I think the core point of the shakedown is to check electronics and heat management.
For heat management you heat the car in the garage standing as far as it can go, then drive at high fuel burning and see where the rad temps go. I am not sure how you can read anything if you drive in the storm, rain with vents fully open (maybe closed inside?). Merc was running with all vents closed, that made more sense to me....
For electronics you best run the car as you would drive it in the test, so optimal time is 2 days ahead of the test. That was done often in the past. Not sure what they read in this regards now...
So generally I would say, that it is astonishing that they hold the shakedowns in the worst weather. There must be more than the classical reasons.
Indeed one of the most common type of problems found (and solved) during shakedown is hydraulic leakages
for what concerns heat management you can only have basic indications.
Yes, that goes in line with electronic tests. I think one would do this 2 days ahead of the official test, not before you disassemble the car for the transport anyways...