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Date:   Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:17:21 -0400
Reply-To:   Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:   Re: Repost: Air-cooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
Comments:   To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
In-Reply-To:   <200207041407.JJB58734@vmms5.verisignmail.com>
Content-Type:   text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

If you are getting sump oil temps over 250, you are way to hot. This may be acceptable after a hard run or other unusual situation, but it should come down afterwards. 210-220 is where I used to see the air cooled engines run.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of 80 Westy Pokey Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:07 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?

I am posting this again because I only got one reply and Gerry seems to have been having problems lately:

This weekend's hot weather pushed my oil temperature to 250F to 275F. I didn't run her long last night, but I did notice that the 12 O'Clock position on the gauge is 210F, so although my 250F to 275F is hot... I think Adam's 110C to 115C is not right. What is that in Farienheit? Bus Boys gauge page:

http://www.bus-boys.com/bbvdo.htm

Says: "Acceptable Oil Temp reading should be between 190 to 210 degrees, depending the ambient temperature. 72-83 Buses and Vanagons tend to run a little on the warmer side, so an external oil cooler may be needed to bring the temp in-line."

Adam has suggested my high oil temperature could be a timing problem... can anyone elaborate?

Thanks, Chris

>>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> >>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 2:22 PM >>Subject: Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled >vanagon >> >> >>> It was REALLY hot and humid here this weekend and I was >>> moving my fiance's stuff to our new apartment so it was a >bit >>> of a heavy load. I was trying to take it easy but this post >>> scares me a bit since I am sure my oil temp gauge was >reading >>> 250 to 275 this weekend. I am pretty sure it measures in F >or >>> C but at 275 it hardly matters. Is 110C to 115C really low >>> or is 250 / 275 really high? >> >> >>REALLY HIGH on both instances........... >> >> >>> >>> Where are you measuring oil temp from (mine is from the >sump >>> plate)? >> >>Same location..VDO sender. >> >> >>What grade oil are you using? >> >>20w50, but am planning on swapping to straight 40 for summer >> >> >>> >>> Interestingly enough Cylinder Heads temperature was on the >>> low side (Maybe 200F). Maybe my gauges and senders are >messed >>> up is there any way to check? >> >>Something may be up with timing ...... >> >> >> Either way I am buying an >>> external oil cooler. >> >> >>They are the ticket, put it realy was a pain to >install..........I would buy >>a whole unit from Hayden inc made out of steel...... >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Chris >>> >>> ---- Original message ---- >>> >Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:53:15 -0400 >>> >From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM> >>> >Subject: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled >vanagon >>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> > >>> >Yesterday, I finally had a dry day to install my auxiliary >>> oil cooler from the Bus Boys. This was a very solid unit, >>> and cost a little over $100 including mechanical >thermostat, >>> sandwich plate adapter, and lines/fittings. I bought some >>> Rabbit radiator mounts (thanks vw mags) to mount the cooler >>> on. as well as some 90 degree fittings. I used a Hayden, >>> Inc. transmission oil cooler fan in addition to this that >i >>> found in a junkyard for free (this fan really puts out the >>> air!) >>> > >>> >It took me about 4 hours to do, for i did not have much >room >>> to work.......The time consuming part was finding a good >>> mounting place and actually mounting. I mounted above the >>> transmission just behind where the engine tin stops. I >wired >>> the fan so that it turns on when the key is on, and off >when >>> not..........I was going to do a toggle switch, but knew I >>> would forget one day to turn it off, so came up with this >>> instead. The oil cooler is large, about 12"X10" and 3 " >>> thick.....made of steel, so it is solid. >>> > >>> > >>> >here are the stats. Before the cooler, if i went 70-75 >mph >>> in my part of the country (humid, and 90+ degrees out side) >>> for any length of time, my oil would hit 110C and probably >>> hit 115C.so I had to go more like 60mph. My oil pressure >>> would be more or less equal to my rpms(3800 rpm...38psi) >and >>> my heads would run between 300-350f. >>> > >>> >Now, And i drove ti hard yesterday, my oil temp is around >90- >>> 95C, heads 275-325, and oil is up about 5-10 >lbs...........is >>> this awesome or what? Definitely one of the best >mechanical >>> things I have done to my van. >>> > >>> > >>> >Adam P >>> >81 Westy "The Brick " >>> >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >>> >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" >>> >73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) >>> >1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg >>> >75 Campmobile "for sale' >>> >Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) >>>


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