I'd say the Thermostat is more than likely the Reason for the Temp Increase ~ (@Least it Should Be) ~ My Recipe for New or Rebuilt H2OBxr BreakIn > For an H2OBoxerEng' ~ Conventional/Dino 5w30 ~ 1st Hour ~ then drain it 1000-3000RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w30 ~ 0 - 600 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4000RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w30 ~ 600 - 1200 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4000RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w40 ~ 1200 - 2000 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4200RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w40 ~ 2000 - 4000 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4400RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w40 ~ 4000 - 7000 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4600RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long Conventional/Dino 5w40 ~ 7000 - 10000 Miles ~ then drain it Not over 4800RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long FullSynthetic 0w40 or 5w40 ~ 10000 - 14000 & every 4K after that until OilPressureGauge tells me I might want to think about a *w50 or an Eng'Rebuild ORR ~ DeanB
On 1 Nov , 2018, at 10:45 AM, Dan N wrote: > hi all, > > I have a rebuilt WBX 2.1 engine in my van and it's running with the temp. > needle a fraction over the red LED light. With the old engine the needle > stays under the red LED light, the difference is a bit more than the > diameter of the red LED light. I assume that the rebuilt engine run hotter > because it has more friction, it's normal. The needle went down very little > when I turn the heater ON. > > so I have these questions: > - how many miles for a proper breaking in period on a WBX 2.1? 3K? 6K? 9K?. > Mine has about 2K miles as it today. > - is it correct to assume that every engine of the same model/size runs > with different temp and there's no set value for reference? > - will it runs cooler after the breaking in period? > > *note: the temp. sensor, thermostat are new. - I use 80° thermostat on the > old engine and rebuilt engine has a 87° thermostat.* > > thanks > > dan |
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