[T3] Tight exhaust valves

[B Fye]

It is not useless, I grab the end where the oil is, not the top!  Also, oil is independent of head temp, but if it "smells" hot it is usually oil related, not head related.

Brian Fye

> On Dec 28, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Max Welton <max_welton_2k at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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