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Date:         Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:02:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
In-Reply-To:  <m13ael67fw.fsf@cs.indiana.edu>
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John Muir talked about oil temps in his book but that was before synthetic oil. As I recall it was something to do with the oil breaking down when it got above 210ºf or so.

I know John Muir's book was about air cooled VWs and some think it has no place in the modern water cooled VW world but I disagree.

Rob becida@comcast.net

At 2/10/2009 06:20 PM,Allan Streib wrote: >This is what I am always afraid of when I'm tempted to "outsmart" the >professional automotive engineers who designed the stock system. > >I don't know what "too hot" is where oil is concerned, but 220 F under >heavy load does not sound very hot to me. I'd think that's surely >within the limits of any good conventional oil, to say nothing of >a synthetic such as Mobil 1. > >Allan >-- >1991 Vanagon GL


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