Coolant Temp/Syn Oil

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Hey Dan.
The AC switch also causes the fans to kick in, which provides the extra
cooling you're getting.
As far as the oil temp, I'll leave that to the other listers.
Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of daniel savatteri
>Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:38 PM
>To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Coolant Temp/Syn Oil
>
>
>So I started using Moble 1 15w50 in my 16v.  My highway cruising coolant
>temp has risen to above the led on the gauge (needle just clears the LED).
>Goes back to normal when sitting still. The strangest thing was
>that when I
>put the A/C on the coolant temp drops to normal (needle directly
>on the LED)
>when cruising. This is the same viscosity oil I use in the Castrol
>GTX which
>I've never had a problem with for years.  I know synthetic oil is slightly
>thinner than reg oil but that shouldn't be the culprit. Coolant level is
>correct and is relatively new, I do need a new battery and am
>suffering long
>cold starts because of the battery.  I'm stuck, need advice from the
>almighty list. Please Help!
>
>Dan Savatteri
>Black MK2 16v
>
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