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posted on April 5th, 2003 at 12:01 AM
running hot?
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?
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posted on April 5th, 2003 at 12:23 AM
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.
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posted on April 5th, 2003 at 06:59 AM
hot bug
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.
