been thinking for awhile about having my beast repainted. anyone have words of advise and/or name of a recommended spot to get work done in central oregon?

tim

ps thinking bed liner along bottom foot and then baby blue or kermit green rest of the way up allll the way over the westy top (currently white)

________________________________
 From: Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: oil temps- was Air scoops
 

At� 4/13/2013 11:10 AM, Robert Stevens wrote:

>Since I installed the Scan Gauge along with the first Subie conversion, I had
>no prior info about the temp of the intake air (Syncro, snorkel up L
>"D" Pillar)
>but since those installs (first: 2.2; 2nd: 3.0) I know now that the
>intake air temp
>at the sensor just above the throttle body, is a few degrees above
>the environmental
>ambient, which I'm SURE is quite a bit cooler all the time, than the
>air inside
>the engine bay. Although that (snorkel) has no bearing on engine coolant and
>oil temps, as far as I "know", it likely does have a bearing on
>engine performance
>due to the cooler intake air, and that in turn, may have a bearing on a cooler
>block?...i.e., coolant and oil temps.
>
>Shortly after buying this van ('02), I put a SETRAB oil cooler w/fan, in the R
>"D" pillar base, and noticed a 15 degree oil temp drop.
>
>Bob

Oil temp is a good number to have.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com