Re: Guages

[benmccabe@juno.com (Ben J McCabe)]

On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:50:38 -0700 "I.Mannix" <mannix@privatei.com>
writes:
>>I have the 3-gauge panel in my 16v using oil temp., volts, and oil 
>press.
>> I used these three because they're the standard three, but if I were 
>in
>>the situation you are in, Chris, I would use boost, oil pressure, and
>>volts.  The oil temp is pretty much a redundancy of the water temp.
>
>Ummm......
>
> If
>>the oil gets hot so will your coolant and vice versa.
>
>No.  Not really.  The oil takes FAR longer to warm up than the water - 
>I am
>neurotic about not driving the car(fast) until the OIL is warm, which 
>takes
>significantly longer than the water, and an oil gauge can 
>(theoretically)
>let you know you are low on oil, before the pressure drops - happened 
>in my
>CJ once, the oil got HOT, but pressure was good.  Checked oil, seems 
>that
>it was leaking a lot more than normal - it was 3 quarts low (out of 
>6), and
>while pressure stayed normalish, the temp skyrocketed.  IMHO, an oil 
>temp
>gauge is FAR more important to the engine's longevity than boost (so 
>put
>more gauges in!!;).  Just fyi, IMHO.  Take care, Mannix
>
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Very true. The oil does take longer to heat than the water.  This
furthers my point because if you are experiencing an over heat situation
in the engine the water temp will indicate before the oil temp.  You are
wise for not taking your engine into high revs until the oil gets hot. 
Also, the difference between race and street application changes my
answer.  For race (or highly modified street) I would not go without an
oil temp, but normal street driving I would choose water over oil temp.

Ben
86 Scirocco 16v
77 Scirocco
87 Cabriolet
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