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Subject:Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
From:SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Date:Thu, 6 Feb 2014 18:12:47 -0800

lol.
anything is possible.

hopefully the part is made well,
and the workmanship involved is solid.

On 2/6/2014 3:24 PM, Neil N wrote:
> For sure.
>
> Also.... I may be misinformed, but is it possible that the temp sensor
> at cyl. 3 can get slightly damaged during install? (or re-install?)
> Maybe give inaccurate readings?
>
> As Scott has commented, an infrared gun is quite useful. I carry one
> in my Westy.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 2/6/14, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> I was thinking 'up to 400F' ...which is likely when pushing it a bit on
>> a hot day.
>> fairly a WAG .
>> On 2/6/2014 1:32 PM, Neil N wrote:
>>> http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ/FAQContent.html#0142
> --
> Neil n
>
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