RE: [T3] That nagging heat

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

Oil level shouldn't be the problem, however, it would be in your best
interest
to find out if the dipstick is correct.

The engine was rebuilt...is the oil cooler flowing?  Do you have an oil
pressure
gauge to monitor the pressure?  It would be very helpful.  Does it smell
like
burning metal?  That's one of the best ways to know if the engine is
overheating.  Maybe you just have some oil/solvent/paint on some parts and
it's
just burning off.  Maybe there is too much pressure in the case above the
3800-rpm range and oil is being squirted out of some seam onto a hot ??? and
smoking off.  Does your case breather function properly?
   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/


>-----Original Message-----
>Got the squares timing, valves, plugs, points and heat flaps 
>all working
>okay.  Still seem to have excessive heat though!  Can't think of any
>other culprit either, hum?  The static timing is at 7.5 BTDC and the
>total advance is at 28.5.  The car runs this warm no matter which main
>jets I run.  I saw someone awhile back say that they had probs with the
>oil level being incorrect on the dip stick.  If I am 1 quart low, in
>100F days, just how much is the temp going to go up?  Enough to cause
>that, "i'm overheatin' smoke" to appear out from under the car?  I had
>that happen, but no lose of power and no oil light at idle.  It also
>only really smoked above 3800rpm-(gotta love that T3 tach).


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