Re: help!! Possible Head gasket....

[John Lagnese <jlagnese@cybertours.com>]

My 87 16v 1.8 runs 1/2 to 2/3 up the temp scale. The oil temp is 110'. This is at 75 -
80 mph, that's 120 - 130 kmph for the metric types.
John

Randy Martinez wrote:

> Ok so heres the deal, my baby is overheating when running at high speeds/
> high compresion. simple enough. When at lower speeds and cruising around
> town she stays fine. At first I thought it was fan problems, relay or
> something, but after jumping it on at high and then driving it on the
> highway the temp shot up again, and cooled off once i hit the side
> streets. Why do I think it is the head gasket, well there is a new low
> temp thermo, a new lo temp fan switch and  new relay can't be any of that,
> and last but not least the upper radiator hose gets very very hard after
> running the car on the high way, thus indicating a small leak in the
> gasket causing comression build up. PLEAS TELL ME I AM CRAZY and that it
> is something stupid that i have over looked.
>
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> Randy
> 87 2.0l 16v Rice Eater
> 89 8v Gti (sold for Rocco)
> Teaneck, NJ
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