Which thermostat and radiator thermoswitch are you using? If you've got the 1.6 stock 85C stat and the two stage 93C/88C and 100C/95C thermoswitch, you might try stepping down a bit from those. It should help some. -Dana- Ken Hunter wrote: > > I have an 82 diesel 1.9L westy with 3500miles on the new engine. I added a > VDO oil temp gauge with the new motor and was surprised to see hwy temps over > 250F @40F ambient. Some of the older archives indicate this may not be that > unusual. I plan on adding a 23pass cooler anyway but don't want to plumb it > to the radiator.Any comments or suggestions appreciated |
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