[tcb] Re: Technical Question - Oil and Engine Heat
- From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:10:19 -0500 (CDT)
Deck lid is not too hot to touch, although it is pretty damn hot...
> Is the deck lid to hot to touch after you have been driving for a while??
> The only reliable temp guage I have ever used is one that has the sending
> unit in place of the cap on the pressure relief valve. ASK Imports usually
> has them in stock.
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> Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Engine size is 1600.
> A very un-stock 1600. I am contemplating unhooking my berg dipstick until
> the engine breaks in. The damn thing is making me crazy...
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>> New engines naturally run hot until everything breaks in. Do not run a
>> synthetic oil until after you 2nd or 3rd oil change. If you do, the
>> rings
>> will never seat properly. I forget what size engine you are running.
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>> the miles you have on it now, I would add maybe a half of quart of Royal
>> Purple Oil mixed in with my regular oil change. I did this to one of my
>> engines that I built and it dropped my engine temp by 15 degrees.
>> ---mark
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>> Eric Woodall wrote: Hello list members,
>> Been a while since I've been on the list! Good to be back!
>> Here's the deal. I recently got my '66 Split on the road, with a New
>> (not
>> rebuilt) enine, new transaxle, new brakes, etc., etc., etc.
>> I just had my Dual Weber ICT's rejetted to fit my engine specs.
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>> I had Jeff (local vw mechanic guru) rejet the carbs, and diagnose what
>> he
>> thought was causing the bus to run hot.
>> Right now I am running straight 40 weight oil, and my bus is still
>> running
>> hot around town (Gene Berg Dipstick).
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>> Are my fellow Texas bus friends running multigrade oil?
>> Are you all running multi grade synthetic oil?
>> Do new engines run hotter until they're broken in? (only about 450 miles
>> on this one)
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>> I really don't want to get into a crazy heated debate about oil, a la
>> type2.com list, but I am just curious.
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>> I kind of need to sort this out before going on the long treck up to
>> northwestern Arkansas at the end of the month.
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