Date:         Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:13:51 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         tfab@netcom.com (thom fitzpatrick)
Subject:      Engine Oil Temps

Hi,

	Today, when I got to work, I stuck a meat thermometer in the oil
dipstick tube, and got a reading of 210F   I did this immediately after
I shut the motor off.

	Is this normal?  I've never had any quantitive values for VW oil
temps before.  I bought the thermo to check the guage vs real-life in
the porsche - dead on! - not bad for a 22+ year old guage!

	If not normal, what are reasonable temps?

Thom
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