[T3] Tight exhaust valves
Max Welton
max_welton_2k at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 28 10:05:29 PST 2013
This test is useless on a type-3 because of the length of the dipstick.
And the temperature of the oil has nothing to do with the temperature of the heads.
Max Welton
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
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On Sat, 12/28/13, Jacob Adam Schroeder <jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [T3] Tight exhaust valves
To: "type3 at vwtype3.org" <type3 at vwtype3.org>
Date: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 10:46 AM
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 8:28 AM, B
Fye <bfye at canyonville.net>
wrote:
> If you don't have a temp gauge. Here are some things
you can do.
> The old fashion dip stick test: after the engine
is fully warm, can you
> touch/hold the stick where it sits in the oil? If
yes, at all, your oil
> temp is ok.
>
So I took the car out on a 20 minute cruise around town
yesterday. Once I
returned, I tried the "old fashioned dip stick test."
I could touch the
dip stick for a second or two, it was warm, but not hot
enough to burn me.
The oil that remained on my finger was warm but not
uncomfortably so. I'm
interested to see if this remains the case after my normal
20 mile commute
at highway speed.
My brother has a simple heat gun, so I may borrow that for
some fun and see
what I discover. His is a cheap Black & Decker
heat gun, but it may give
me some useful information if only to satisfy some
curiosities.
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