[T3] temp gauge

[Keith Park]

I guess were "Gauge Junkies"
I had the same experience crossing Kansas last summer when it was 110 out.
Thos were the cooler temps for me, I let it creap up to 215 and backed of to
65mph.  These seemed to correspond to sump temps that Dave measured in the
235-240 range, which makes sense.

Keith


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of David
Yaghoubian
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:55 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] temp gauge

Like Keith I too worship my gauges. Here in the inglorious "Inland Empire"
summer temps average 95-100F, and ~110 days are frequent in July and August.
If I drive flat out on the freeway on a day like that (which for me is just
under 4K RPM at ~77mph... keeping up with the flow of traffic!) the 70 miles
to LA and/or back, the temp will slowly creep up over 210, which is the
legal temperature limit on Hwy 210. Ok I made that last part up, but I don't
like getting over 210 on the 210 so I back down to ~3-3.5K/65 mph and coax
the needle back down once or twice along the way. Without the gauges (I run
a matching VDO tach in the clock port as well) I would be too paranoid to
raise the music volume past engine level, and a powered subwoofer is a
terrible thing to waste IMHO.

Dave
68sq


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