Good question. To test this theorey one would need the sensor mounted directley in the oil flow to the bearings. Perhaps in a remote oil filter adapter? Good Luck & Drive Safely Ken Lewis , NC 86 VW Transporter Double Cab Pickup 60 Porsche T5 Coupe 85 VW Vanagon (Elvis) On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 05:52:02 EST ROGunter <ROGunter@AOL.COM> writes: >In a message dated 98-03-17 15:19:07 EST, csmith@SDSC.EDU writes: > > But the cooler readings that one observes when the oil level is less than > maximum, is this the result of genuinely cooler oil OR is it an > sensor 'artifact' caused by a reduction in the amount of 'hot' oil (due to > sub-optimum oil level) that is supposedly constantly bathing the >sensor ? > > Any thoughts ? > > Chris > vanagon list admin > >> >I can attest that the oil is cooler with less than maximum volume. I >was >driving along one day in my '85 GL and the oil temp guage kept rising. > I >stopped, unscrewed the oil drain plug a few turns and scalded the >dickens out >of my hand from the almost boiling oil that dripped out into my pail. >After >driving a few more miles, the oil cooled down. When I got home I >changed oil >and when I went to drain it out it was cool enough to put my hand into >without >ill effect. > >Russell G. >'85 GL >'93 EV > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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