My GTI VR6 usually runs around 210 during the winter months and 215-20
during the summer.  It has been as high as 232 during a beach traffic jam.
Nothing like running 80-0 in 30 seconds and then breathing 6 miles of tail
smoke to heat up the engine.

>In a message dated 5/5/99 1:47:55 AM Alaskan Daylight Time, maxjoyce@IPA.NET
>writes:
>
><< In the old hot rodding VW engines book from the 60's, they said for every
>10
> degrees your engine runs above 200 degrees, it cuts your engine life in
> half!!!  >>
>
>Volks,
>
>        I remember reading in European Car about the Corrado and that it's
>engine oil specifications called for normal ops temperature of 265 degrees!
>Apparently, this is more the norm for newer engines...has something to do
>with better oils today working better at somewhat higher temps than before.
>Maybe one of our engineering-type listmembers could explain.
>
>Scott De Santi
>86 Vanagon 2WD

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