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marknmthing Samba Member
Joined: October 25, 2004 Posts: 12 Location: Las cruces, NM
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject: oil temp slowly creeps up |
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I have a 73 Thing with a 2276 I put in about 2 months ago. I bought the Thing to play off road, although I used it as a daily driver last summer. I located an oil cooler with a 10’ fan and a 170 thermostat over the trany, and still have the stock oil cooler in the fan shroud. The oil temp slowly creeps up over 200 after 20 to 30 miles, I pull over at 220 Anyway to cut to the chase, I think the oil cooler is pre heating the air going into the fan shroud. I can only assume this will get a lot worse in the summer when it’s 90 to 100. Where are people locating oil coolers? |
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TimGud Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2002 Posts: 6459 Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Mark why don't you try this question in the performance/ engines forum to get an answer.
If all the tin is installed the placement of the cooler over the transaxle shouldn't be a problem. Are you running a power pulley? That would make it run hot.
One way I keep my VW's alittle cooler in the desert is to install a belt one size smaller then use extra shims between the pullery halves to get the tension right. What this does is make the top pulley just alittle smaller in diameter and that spins the fan just alittle faster. |
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nthang Sambassador
Joined: February 05, 2003 Posts: 158 Location: Up Stream
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Mine hp motor ran hot for the first few thousand miles. I had to pull over a few times when it hit 220-240 dg f. Eventually, after a few thousand miles, the motor losened up as the valves seated and moving parts broke in. The power (hp) increased dramatically as it broke in and began to run cooler. It now has about 8000 miles and runs fully warmed at 175 dg f. I don't use a remote oil cooler. I run full synthetic Mobil 1.
If every spec is dead on and not making noise, it may simply be friction of precisely machines parts breaking in. Some say don't run full synthetic until after the valves are seated (1-2000 miles). Ask away in the engine forum, too. _________________ NTHANG, LLC |
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