One of the biggest reasons many auto. manufactures do not use AC
engines, is that they run to hot, and is very difficult to keep a constant
temperature.  ..................................
                                              Eric

Russell, William wrote:

>I've got a question regarding this.  I've got a 1980 air-cooled and an
>after-market oil temperature gauge.  The question is:  What's too hot?
>I definitely get as hot as 120C before I really start worrying.  Is that
>too hot already?
>
>\/\/i!!y
>1980 Westfalia "Jazzy"
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Malcolm Stebbins
>Sent: August 12, 2003 2:00 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
>
>Can't help you, but I can tell  you that I had an 81
>Westy and I had a full flow oil cooler on it and it
>still overheated on hills (in the heat) or just with
>the AC on.  Good luck.  This was back in 81 when the
>westy was new.  M
>
>--- phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>
>>Would anyone have how to hook up a external oil
>>cooler
>>to a 80 Westy, mine run a little hot on the hills in
>>the heat of the summer. Would like to have where to
>>get the parts also.
>>
>>
>
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