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Date:         Fri, 1 Sep 2000 08:19:48 EDT
Reply-To:     francoix gagnon <fxgagnon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         francoix gagnon <fxgagnon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Head temperature sensor
Comments: To: djs@gene.com
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Geeeese!

Dan,

Are you sure you sensor is connected to the third piston? In the fourth gear, I never go below 350F. My motor pit is well insulated with a new rubber seal and the timing is exactly what is it supposed to be. (7,5 degres)

Françoix West 81

>From: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com> >To: francoix gagnon <fxgagnon@hotmail.com> >CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Head temperature sensor >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700 > >Francoix, > >Not that high! > >The Type 4 VW engine is prone to dropping exhaust valve seats at high >temp/high >mileage. According to my VDO head temp gauge, my temps never exceed 350, >and >most of the time stay down around 250. However, this is a localized >indicator >of only one cylinder, so it's of limited usefulness. > >If you are truly running that hot, you may be running your engine too lean >for >some reason. These engines cannot take high temperatures for very long, so >be >careful. > >Dan > >francoix gagnon wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > Heat wave in my northern contry brings the temp of my head around 450 F. >I > > have just install this VDO head temperature sensor on the third piston. >How > > high can I let the temperature raise before any damage can occur to the > > engine. > > > > Thanks > > > > Françoix > > West 81 > > Québec > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. >

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