how can you tell if your engine is running too hot if you don't have a temp guage?
What the most likely symptom/solutions?
Kafer Lover Officially Full-On Dubber
370 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
running hot?
OvalGlen Custom Title Time!
1,361 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
If you have a fairly good threshhold for heat, you can get a good idea on the engine temp by holding the dipstick.
At normal running temp you can touch the
dipstick briefly without undue pain, but when over heating even a breif touch will be too hot. Its one of those things that you have to get some experience with.
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If you are getting petrol vapour lock - this could indicate too hot.
At normal running temp you can touch the
dipstick briefly without undue pain, but when over heating even a breif touch will be too hot. Its one of those things that you have to get some experience with.
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If you are getting petrol vapour lock - this could indicate too hot.
Regards,Glenn>
kafer70
Former member ·
The one piece of advice I can give is invest in a temp gauge, Some are more accurate than others. I have a vdo gauge with a dipstick sender as this is immersed in the oil showing a fairly accurate temp.
Found my beetle was running hot in the hot Brissy summers so popped the decklid open and it runs upto 20 deg/f cooler.Close it up again when it cools of to prevent other problems.
Found my beetle was running hot in the hot Brissy summers so popped the decklid open and it runs upto 20 deg/f cooler.Close it up again when it cools of to prevent other problems.