hi@drmail.dr.att.com writes:
> 
> First entry - my first van (previous experiance w/ a super beetle)
>  
> First trip - mid-may out of Boulder (very high van per capita).
> temp guage past 230 goin' up hwy 285 into the rockies - first stop.
> turned around and tried the pueblo entrance into the arkansas valley
> and on to the sand dunes.
>  
> Toas's only real vw mechanic (no sign, just lots o vans) said 250 is
> fine - it has to be w/ most vanagons at high temps and altitude -
> and max 270 if top of pass is in sight.  We stuck to the 250 rule and
> pulled over again after our 2nd hot springs dip.
> Made it across the desert in mid day (114 degrees in the van w/ windows up-
> cuts the drag) while other VWs were left on the side of the road.
>  
> 

Are these temps oil temperature or head temperature? They seem high for
oil and low for head.... -- DC

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