A quick update - came home from work and replaced the oil temp sender with the proper one - looked at it closely and it even said VDO on it even though I bought it separately from the VDO gauge. Removed about 600 millilitres of oil in the process and went for a drive around the City in after work traffic. Now I never got out on the open road so I couldn't really get going to check on things too much but I can say that around town stopping and starting in mid afternoon sunny weather I was running about 218 F with the first stage of the fan kicking in and out. Not a lot of consistent air flow or sustained speed. Oil pressure at idle was a little higher at 21 psi from 18/19 yesterday - not sure if it had anything to do with draining the oil level down which in turn kept things a little cooler. So now it seems I am a bit more in the ballpark when it comes to oil temp and can start dialling things in a bit more to understand the operation of my motor. I think both suggestions made quite a difference. Bruce |
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