Geeeese!

Dan,

Are you sure you sensor is connected to the third piston?
In the fourth gear, I never go below 350F.
My motor pit is well insulated with a new rubber seal and the timing is
exactly what is it supposed to be. (7,5 degres)

Fran�oix
West 81

>From: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com>
>To: francoix gagnon <fxgagnon@hotmail.com>
>CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Head temperature sensor
>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700
>
>Francoix,
>
>Not that high!
>
>The Type 4 VW engine is prone to dropping exhaust valve seats at high
>temp/high
>mileage. According to my VDO head temp gauge, my temps never exceed 350,
>and
>most of the time stay down around 250. However, this is a localized
>indicator
>of only one cylinder, so it's of limited usefulness.
>
>If you are truly running that hot, you may be running your engine too lean
>for
>some reason. These engines cannot take high temperatures for very long, so
>be
>careful.
>
>Dan
>
>francoix gagnon wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Heat wave in my northern contry brings the temp of my head around 450 F.
>I
> > have just install this VDO head temperature sensor on the third piston.
>How
> > high can I let the temperature raise before any damage can occur to the
> > engine.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Fran�oix
> > West 81
> > Qu�bec
> >
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