oil temp

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

yes, it does defy logic.. but i'll check it out
tomorrow, i'm smelling a small amount of coolant, but
i can't find where it's coming from.  i'll do that
this weekend.  i need to see if the valves are
adjusted correctly anwyays... thanks for the tip!!
--- SequoiaGLX@twcny.rr.com wrote:

> Well, when this was all happening the water
> temperature on my car showed very close to the
> center.  This was on the interstate in Oklahoma in
> the summer, moving along at a good rate of speed. 
> The water temperature appeared normal but the oil
> would get up as high as 120 or 130.  It was OK in
> town, it would eventually calm back down to around
> 110, also with a normal water temp gauge.
> 
> The problem was not with airflow through the
> radiator, it was either with water flow or how the
> radiator was conducting heat from the water.  I know
> the airflow was good because I cleaned the outside
> of the radiator up very well at the time.
> 
> I know, it defies logic that the water temperature
> would stay normal, that's why it took so long for me
> to find it.
> 
> John K. Gates
> --
> '97 Jetta GLX - daily driver
> '85 Scirocco Flash Silver, waiting for my new
> house/shop for a complete
> teardown/buildup sometime soon...
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:16 pm
> Subject: Re: oil temp
> 
> > well, the coolant temp stayed normal though.  it
> was
> > right in the middle of the gage, i hope to hook up
> my
> > motometer coolant temp gage, as well as the oil
> > pressure gage soon.  then i'll know exactly what
> the
> > temp is, but apparently the airflow through the
> > radiator seemed adequate, which it sometimes does
> not
> > in town, when it gets really hot, at low speeds,
> and
> > high temps.  at the same time, the oil temps stays
> > normal.  so this is a reversal of what happens in
> > town.  
> > --- SequoiaGLX@twcny.rr.com wrote:
> > 
> > > My Scirocco was doing that a few years ago in
> about
> > > the same kind of heat and we eventually
> diagnosed it
> > > down to a plugged radiator.  Replacement
> radiator
> > > fixed the problem nicely.
> > > 
> > > John K. Gates
> > > --
> > > '97 Jetta GLX - daily driver
> > > '85 Scirocco Flash Silver, waiting for my new
> > > house/shop for a complete
> > > teardown/buildup sometime soon...
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com>
> > > Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:07 am
> > > Subject: oil temp
> > > 
> > > > hello, i have a question for someone who can
> > > advise
> > > > me, as i was driving to texas today to search
> for
> > > a
> > > > door, i noticed that above 3700 RPM my oil
> temp
> > > rose
> > > > above the normal 95C to 100C degree indication
> to
> > > over
> > > > 120C.  on my way back it went even higher,
> topping
> > > at
> > > > almost 140.  outside temp was about 32C, or
> around
> > > > 90F.  the coolant temp stayed right in the
> middle,
> > > > which it normally does not do when i'm driving
> > > around
> > > > the city here, although the oil temp stays the
> > > same
> > > > then.  what is the correlation with the RPM
> being
> > > > higher than 3700 and oil temp rising??  can
> > > someone
> > > > tell me, and should i be worried about this???
>  at
> > > > what temp will the engine melt???  
> > > > 
> > > > 
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