[T3] temp gauge

[B Fye]

It might be time to remind folks of some of my VW experiences.
Riding through the desert in bug watching a calibrated oil temp gauge stay at 260f for several hours.  At that time I was  a loyal sub-200 minion.  I asked the bug owner if be was worried.  His response was basically this.  I have oil pressure and all my tins are in place.  The oil is pulling heat and the air is pulling heat, so no worries.  At the time, I was sckeptical, but that 2007 saw over 100k miles.
Another friend drove his bus in the Sahara for several years and many miles... His oil temps would see over 280f.  He told me that as long as be had more than 5lbs of pressure at hot idle, he wasn't worried. His engine issues were always sand related.


I guess that I'm trying to convey this:  if you have any oil pressure, and your tins are all in place, you are probably fine.
Bad rings, timing, gas, running lean are all separate issues.  I love gauges too, but for showing sudden radical changes.

Brian Fye

On Mar 23, 2013, at 8:17 AM, "Dave Pallo" <rdavid at rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> [[[ Like Russ used to tell us, ignorance is bliss. ]]]
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> There are A LOT of times where I can apply this thought - but to me this
> does not apply with our old VW's.
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> And you can't convince me it does not apply to you either Bobnotch, as you
> have absorbed so much VW knowledge over the years that YOU are a strong VW
> resource for many of us here. You dig into anything and everything and are
> not afraid to tackle projects that would send most people running the other
> way. I don't understand why you don't want to know info about your motors
> when it is so easy to add gauges, but I guess it's different strokes for
> different folks. and so on and so on and scoobie doobie doo-bie. ;-)
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> As far as VW not installing gauges - I believe the number one reason was
> probably cost, but 1A was the fact that we customers should not see what was
> actually going on (temp. wise)  with these air cooled motors. You could get
> many cars back then with gauges (Mopars were known for factory gauges in
> most all of their cars) and people were used to seeing water gauges hitting
> a position and staying there - summer or winter. We do not see that kinda
> close proximity with our air cooled cars and this would raise questions in
> most people's minds. It was much better for VW to not install any temp gauge
> and say "never worry about overheating because it's air cooled with no
> coolant or radiator" - which is basically true (like except under extreme
> conditions, or if mechanical problems). The oil temp I see on a cool crisp
> spring day is not the same temp I see on a hot summer day - and I think the
> general public would not like to see this, and VW knew it.
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> This is just my opinion, YMMV ;-)
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> Dave Pallo
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> '72 Square ~ Elwood
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> Fairport, NY
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