High oil temps?

[amalventano@sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

jeff,
you should be at 100-110 with the stock fan, in hot weather even.
im thinking your oil temp gauge is fibbing
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Lowe" <scirocco16v_1986@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: High oil temps?


> --- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > In a 10-15 minute drive, it climbed to 120 C with no
> 
> > hint of stopping today.  In longer drives, I've 
> > gotten it to climb higher - one 25 minute drive 
> > brought it to within 5-10 degrees of redline.
> > 
> > So what are my possible causes?
> 
> I wish my temps were no higher then 120C. I'm still
> sitting at around 125-130C after burping the system.
> It was at a horrifying 150-160C before I got the air
> out. I plan to give my radiator the mother of all
> flushings soon, and adding a Flex-A-Lite dual fan in
> an effort to get down around 100-110C.
> 
> Later...
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Jeff Lowe
> Garland, Texas
> '59 Euro Spec Beetle (Waiting it's turn for resto)
> '64 Type-34 Karmann Ghia (Got parts?)
> '86 Scirocco 16V 
> '98 Ford Explorer XLT 4X4
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