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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>[[[ Like Russ used to tell us, ignorance is bliss. ]]]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are A LOT of times where I can apply this thought - but to me this does not apply with our old VW’s.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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… ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is just my opinion, YMMV ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave Pallo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>'72 Square ~ Elwood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fairport, NY<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>