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Subject:Re: Back from trip
From:Bruce Todd
Date:Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:17:33 -0700

Cool - what make are the gauges and what readings were you getting?

BT

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 1:08 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I do have oil temp and pressure…
>
> And was noting both during trip, especially on way out along cow lake Hwy
> towards Duncan…
>
> Like you did :-)
>
> Ab
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> On Aug 31, 2021, at 12:04 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Welcome back Alistair - good to hear your trip went well and the van
> purred like a spoiled cat.  BTW - do you have an oil temp gauge?
>
> Bruce
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 7:10 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Just to let you folk know, no other issues with van after that hose
>> incident. About 550km , 2/3 of that logging road. Lots of rough roads and
>> van ran like a champ. I’ll say more later, but I don’t think van has ran
>> this well for quite a while. Ambient temps were cool, but still, I think my
>> oil temps were lower by 5-10C and coolant temps were good…. Low speed fan
>> came on when needed, temp dropped on long declines… etc etc. All good.
>>
>> Alistair
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