[T3] type3-vwtype3.org Digest, Vol 106, Issue 4

[B Fye]

Think?  I think 290 is when I would worry

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>    1. So I put it to the test! (Keith Park)
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> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 21:53:01 -0400
> From: "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com>
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> Subject: [T3] So I put it to the test!
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> Drove the 2056 up on a hot day, 88, with the boat in tow and it sure did
> get
> hot!
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> without the boat it usually ran 225-230 oil temp on a hot day like that but
> pulling the boat
>
> it would run 240-245, and up the big hill even when I slowed down and put
> it
> in 3rd and took my time I had
>
> it touch 250!   TOO HOT!  Heads didnt seem to past 350, that didnt seem too
> bad to me but what do you think?
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> So even with the oil cooler on there if you use that HP on a hot day it
> gets
> hot!
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> One thing Ive noticed that when it gets in the 80's the mixture runs richer
> than it does with outdoor temps in the 70's  or below,
>
> but a good half to one percentage point.  I suppose this is good in the
> heat
> but does it perhaps make the oil temps hotter with a richer mixture?
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> It made it, got the boat here and it wasnt at 250 for long at all but it
> will sit 240-245 if I try to maintain 70
>
> on a hot day with something in tow. worried about trying to cross the
> desert
> with this engine even with nothing in tow if I
>
> drive it to the invasion.
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> I pulled the boat on a 96 degree day once with the stock engine, ahh..  the
> good ol days!
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> Keith
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> Topnotch Restorations
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> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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