What's should to oil temperature sit on in a Baja with a standard engine? I just finished installing an oil temp gauge and I am keen to know whether it's running hot, cold or just right.
A baja will be different to a stock bug due to body work removal
but besides all that it shouldnt go over 80 - 90 deg C
My Pobjoy engine in the SC was max at 125 C. Usually runs 90 to 115 depending on outside temperature. The Baja I would suspect would run cooler.
I drive 40 minutes to work everyday, 30 minutes on the highway and 10 minutes chugging around the city between the lights. I am yet to see it go over
80°C.
Normally sits around 75°C.
Thanks for your replies guys, I'm quite happy with that.
wheres your sender cos that will affect the reading
sump plate is virtually useless
ive got mine in the type3 block off area and happy temp seems to be 88c but if i push it on a hot day itll hit 100
It's drilled and tapped into the back of the sump on the rear just right and down from the main pulley.
sound like what joel is saying type 3 bloke off
A had a baja years ago and the temp was generally just shy of 100, measured on an un calibrated VDO gauge from a dipstick sensor. Would rise a little
more if engine was pushed hard (dual carb 1835).
Have always liked the check John Muir recomended in the Idiot Guide to vws: check temp of dipstick, if it is too hot to handle then your oil/engine is
hot.
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smileyman3000
Dont spose you have a picture????
Newt
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It sure is!
Though I don't have a plate there. I just drilled and tapped it into the block.
Thats my question.
Is there enough meat in the case to drill and tap for the sensor?
Whats the consensus?
Newt
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Newt, there's more than enough meat there to tap the sender into
its thick enough to support the studs for a type3 oil filler tube so one sender is no worries, plenty of ppl have tapped that area before
Lee, the only factory blocks in aus that came with the type 3 filler port were those fitted to type3s
i dont know what you been reading but no bug blocks including 1500s had them
yours probably has a replacement block if it has it
my best mate has had 2 1500 semi auto bugs and neither had them and both were low mileage nanna bugs with original engines
mine only does cos its a new universal block with type2/3 hanger mounting points
Yes. There's plenty of metal there. I've done it to both my Semi-auto (which has no plate) and now to my Baja.
Hi
Mine is the original engine...
car was one owner - husband was VW mechanic in WA.
and i did read about the plates being on ALL 1500 engine blocks regardless of what they were fitted to..
I think it was a pommy book...
I find mistakes in most books so maybe the plates were fitted to all engines in early 1968.. ???? for one month??
or at random...???
I have too many books so I would probaly never find it again...
maybe the same book that said some Porsches had the same rear suspension pivot as the IRS beetles..
and also used the same part number....??
it may have been 924s?? but I doubt thay would use a VW part number.... lol
cheers
LEE
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(Talkin about 944s) The semi trailing arms and other components even carry the VW and Audi logos!
Cant say I will ever have a bank balance that would allow me to find out if this is true or not.
Newt
Here is a picture of the sender tapped into the block of the Baja.
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