I'd go for a larger oil cooler. It mighn not fix the problen completely
but it certainly wan't add to it.

On Mon, 21 May 2001 05:15:05 -0400 "puzerewski"
<puzerewski@email.msn.com> writes:
> Volks,
> I have the Porsche sump plate on my type 4 motor and a VDO oil temp
> gauge on
> the dash.......
>
> Timing is on, no pinging, car runs great...........
>
> The temperature here in SC is about 90 degrees during the day, and
> once my
> van is warmed up, the il temp gauge when going 70 or so on the
> interstate is
> reading about 240 F.  This sure seems high to me.  Or, is it the
> norm?   I
> know the gauges are not 100 percent accurate........
>
> I need help on how to lower this temp, for it seems near the thermal
> breakdown point of non-synthetic oil.....also thinking about
> switching to
> synthetic for this reason.
>
> Adam Puzerewski
>
> 81 westy
> 74 beetle
> 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!)
>
> Vanagon Partsmobiles
>
>
>
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