Re: Guages

[Domenic Lippolis <domlipps@mail2.nai.net>]

At 10:15 PM 2/25/97 EST, you wrote:

>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

        With my GTV-6, which has 7 quarts of oil, it takes a LONG time to
warm up the oil on cold days.  It is very critical to let these motors warm
the oil up or else they have a tendency to blow head gaskets.  Thats why
this motor is never revved above 3500 when cold.  Until I do the oil bypass
and new one piece head gaskets I am very vigilant of the oil pressure.

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