Re: running hot (was no subject)

["Lisa & Rick" <hugacub@whidbey.net>]

On 17 Oct 96 at 19:55, Mike wrote:

> have a question about the gauges.  I have a VDO gauge below the
> heater controls and the water temp gauge by the tach.  I assume the
> VDO gauge is also a water temp, the question is where is the sending

As posted by someone else, this is the oil temp in Celsius.  

> unit??  On the engine?   I replaced the thermostat and it still runs
> hot.  And the fan goes on.  How would I know if I need a new
> radiator?  The stock gauge reads between 50%-75% and the VDO gauge
> read between 100 to 115.  To me this is high because it used to run
> at 90 degrees. Thanks for any help.

Your water temp seems normal from what I've read here in the past.  
Mine goes as high as @85% at it's peak before the fan comes on.  I've 
noticed no ill effects so far.  A lot of owners say to try Redline 
product for cooling system called (others please give correct name) 
Engine Wetter.  Your oil temp also seems about normal from what I've 
read here.  If my understanding is correct, your little red lite on 
the temp gauge should start flashing if you are truly overheating.  
Perhaps you may be overdue for an oil change???

BTW........this will mean more to the couple of Seattle area list 
members, but I was in VW heaven today !!  I dropped into Bellevue 
MotorSports today.  I looked at the stuff they had on display and saw 
a pile of things I've read about on this list.  It was neat cuz I 
could talk to the guy like I knew what I was talking about. <G>
We got to talking about shocks and springs and he said "yeah, yours 
is too low...maybe your struts are blown or else the person who 
lowered it cut the springs."  I told him the struts were ok and we 
went out and he checked them and said I was right (I knew that!  I'm 
not stupid, just learning....heh).  Anyway, he quoted me $189 for 4
NeuSpeed springs all the way around (parts only, labor extra).  Is 
this a decent price?  I'm not ready to go and get them, but this will 
give me some idea of whether their prices are reasonable.  He quoted 
$39 (or was it 35?) for a K-N air filter which seemed reasonable.  
Anyway, it was cool to find a VW performance place (they sell parts, 
but their main business is service).  Now I have somewhere to go to 
dream about what I want.......
As a side note, he thought it was cool and didn't know he was getting 
free web advertising (they're listed in the watercooled FAQ) and when 
I told him how I found my 'Rocco on the net (and how cheap I got it) 
and that this list exists and some of the other net things available 
on VWs, he almost shit his pants!  Wow...what a sentence THAT was!
I think I won't edit it just to torture you guys!  Shawn, you're not 
the only one who can ramble, ya know :)  I just don't get the time to 
do it as much, and I don't have the background knowledge either :)


Rick    hugacub@whidbey.net
85 Scirocco 8V  Wolfsburg
Oak Harbor, WA
(On Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound)
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