Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:08:47 -0700
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: (no subject) Now oil temps
Comments: To: huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA
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To completely mess with your head.
My Porsche 912e with the type IV engine, 7.6.1 compression ratio runs
between 180-200 degrees oil temp.
Outside air temp 100 degrees.
Weight 2600 pounds.
Oil 40 wt HD.
Timing 26 / 27 degrees advance at 3500 rpms.
----------------- 83 Westy ------------------
Oil temps with notched rods, windage tray and oil cooler 100 Celsius most
all the time.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:28:02 -0400 Ben huot <huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA> writes:
> I wonder if the TYPE2 bus's are running cooler than the 80-83 air
> cooled
> Vanagon?
>
> I guess yes, just because of the difference in weight! i never drove
> (did
> I?)a air-cooled Vanagon, i wonder how powerfull they are compare to
> TYPE2
> Bus's and water-cooled Vanagon??? I feel that they are the worse
> (power)
>
> My oil did climb once (in Mexico) at 260F, the head temp was at 600F
> (he he,
> not funny at all at the time...) A plastic bag made it's way into
> the engine
> compartment (or i forgot one there!!!!), it was suck by the cooling
> fan and
> staid there (stuck to the grill), it took only 1/2 miles and the
> engine was
> red hot!
>
> Even in normal driving condition (Nothing was quite normal at this
> time)
> when the heads temp was at 430-450, the oil temp was at 220-230,
> more heat
> outside, more the oil temp was! At night, never the oil temp went
> over 200F
>
> Don't pack anything in the engine compartment!!! Not good.
> http://www.desert2002.com/heads.htm
>
> Cheers, Ben
>
>

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