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<DIV>In a message dated 3/23/2013 11:17:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rdavid@rochester.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>And you can't convince me it does not apply to you either Bobnotch,
as you<BR>have absorbed so much VW knowledge over the years that YOU are a
strong VW<BR>resource for many of us here. You dig into anything and
everything and are<BR>not afraid to tackle projects that would send most
people running the other<BR>way. I don't understand why you don't want to know
info about your motors<BR>when it is so easy to add gauges, but I guess it's
different strokes for<BR>different folks. and so on and so on and scoobie
doobie doo-bie. ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Well, like you said, I tear into everything when I do a car. That means I
make sure the cooling ducts are clean, the under the cylinder tins are nest
free, the pad on top of the oil cooler is in place, and all of the engine tins
are in place. I also go thru the entire fuel system, and brake system. Like I
tell people, I don't build show cars, I build drivers. Sometimes those drivers
do attend a show though. ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>You also have to remember, these cars were built for use anywhere in the
world, and sold that way. They never really got a "special" package for any
part of the world, but rather shortened maintenance intervals, or different
recommendations on fluids, depending on the areas "extreme", whether it
was sand, snow, 100+ degrees, sub zero temps, or anything in between.
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<DIV>Yes, some of my other vehicles do have "instrumentation", but they're
also water cooled. And most of those gauges run in an "average reading" mode.
My friend always insists on putting in a second set of mechanical gauges, to
go with the electrical ones. His reasoning is that the mechanical gauges are
closer in their readings, and more accurate. However, when you go for a drive,
both sets are reading the same, or with 3 psi, or 5 degrees of each other. :O
I think a lot of that is because the 2 sets of gauges are taking their
readings from similar spots on the engine.</DIV>
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<DIV>I do like gauges, but in some vehicles it's not really practical, due to
taking away from being "stock". But I've found that listening to the engine
tells me a lot more that the gauges tell me, as they're mostly a reference
reading, rather than really telling me what's going on.
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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