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High oil temps?



al,

In texas heat, with ac on, the guage can run 120 easy.
I found my car running 130 with cleaned system (was running 110' in april
(80's temp)

the twin flex a lite fan does work nicely in texas summer heat...its about
the only time I heat it run actually :)

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
=>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:46 PM
=>To: Jeffrey Lowe; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: High oil temps?
=>
=>
=>jeff,
=>you should be at 100-110 with the stock fan, in hot weather even.
=>im thinking your oil temp gauge is fibbing
=>Al
=>
=>----- Original Message -----
=>From: "Jeffrey Lowe" <scirocco16v_1986@yahoo.com>
=>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:15 PM
=>Subject: Re: High oil temps?
=>
=>
=>> --- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
=>> > In a 10-15 minute drive, it climbed to 120 C with no
=>>
=>> > hint of stopping today.  In longer drives, I've
=>> > gotten it to climb higher - one 25 minute drive
=>> > brought it to within 5-10 degrees of redline.
=>> >
=>> > So what are my possible causes?
=>>
=>> I wish my temps were no higher then 120C. I'm still
=>> sitting at around 125-130C after burping the system.
=>> It was at a horrifying 150-160C before I got the air
=>> out. I plan to give my radiator the mother of all
=>> flushings soon, and adding a Flex-A-Lite dual fan in
=>> an effort to get down around 100-110C.
=>>
=>> Later...
=>>
=>>
=>>
=>> =====
=>> Jeff Lowe
=>> Garland, Texas
=>> '59 Euro Spec Beetle (Waiting it's turn for resto)
=>> '64 Type-34 Karmann Ghia (Got parts?)
=>> '86 Scirocco 16V
=>> '98 Ford Explorer XLT 4X4
=>>
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