[T3] Tight exhaust valves

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

Either way, it is longer than a few seconds and it seems likely that they
may not operate digitally--by that I mean either fully closed or fully
opened.  I'll start a new thread once the denial wears off that I should
fix this sooner than later.


On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 30 Dec 2013 at 16:03, Jacob Adam Schroeder wrote:
>
> > Out of curiosity, in a normal engine on a 50 degree day (F), how long
> does
> > it take for the flaps to fully open with normal around town driving?  Are
> > we talking a few minutes, 30 minutes, maybe not at all?
>
> I'm sure Max is correct about the flaps closing somewhat under light
> load. It's probably more useful to ask how long it takes before the
> flaps start to open. That tells you more about how long it takes for
> the engine to get up to normal operating temp with the flaps closed.
>
> This is just a WAG, but I'd say 3-7 minutes at that temp. A lot would
> depend on your style of "normal around town driving."
>
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