[T3] Grapevine

jaredkohler at gmail.com jaredkohler at gmail.com
Thu Mar 21 21:57:20 PDT 2013


I would love to know what type of oil temp gauge setup you had on your
square. i think an oil temp gauge would be nice in my fastback.

Jared

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:46 PM, David Yaghoubian <goob at roadrunner.com>wrote:

> All I would add to what Jesse said is that outside of the gas stop at the
> foot of the hill bearing the name, everyone's "Grapevine" is probably
> different. It is totally subjective of course, but I consider everything
> between Gorman and the I-5/99 junction (the truck and passenger traffic
> split for those heading south) the Grapevine. Heading north, Gorman is just
> before you hit the down grade (and enter into one of SoCal's most notorious
> speed traps as you skirt Tajon Ranch) which finally pans out at the I-5/99
> split.  Heading south in the summer, this is where weak cooling systems
> and/or head gaskets on mid-80s Japanese cars go to die, and in winter where
> you can get enjoy unscheduled ~6 hour car camping experiences in the snow.
> As for the grade, the signs say 6%, but it fluctuates quite a bit.
>
> The last time I did that southbound grade in my square was summer 2003 when
> we moved to Socal, and it was the last nail in the coffin of my 15-year old
> GEX rebuild (yes, they actually made one or two good ones :). The temp
> gauge
> tapped out at 300, and all I could make was ~20-25 mph in second gear. I
> had
> fully laden semis passing me and giving me stink eye. Oh the humanity!
> Probably the lowest moment (er, half hour) of my squareback custodianship.
>
> Dave Y.
> 68 Square
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