Hi Mike,

Sounds excellent to me. With a load on my baywindow pulls 375-420
degrees. A vanagon has the same type4 engine as my bus, so 450 is
tolerable, sustained driving above 475 is to be avoided.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca

On 24-Dec-06, at 5:28 PM, Mike Rouby wrote:

> Took my second camping trip in my 82 Westy ever.  This time around
> I had a CHT guage added.  On the highway it would be between 300
> and 400 degs.  Never quite reaching 400 - hovering normally around
> 350 degs.  375 when climbing hills or driving at 70 mph down the
> HOV lane.
>
> Is that normal?  My Bug mechanic says high should be 375 for a Bug.
>
> Anyone getting similar results??