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> If you have FI, then the cyl head temp sensor will sense that the head is cool > and it will richen the mixture. This leads to even more wear. is there a way to test the head sensor, mine ahs been spliced a few times and my engine is running rich consistently. nathan 1970 fastback > On 9 Apr 2002, at 9:11, Drake . wrote: > > > Are there negative effects from having the flaps full open all the > > time...keeping in mind that this car is in San Jose, Ca. not exactly the > > great white north so engine warm up isnt going to be a problem. > > If you hadn't tied the flaps open the engine would probably not have lasted a > year. With the flaps tied open in southern CA I would think that it would last > 5 years. With the proper thermostat, etc, it should last 10-15 years. > > The engine is designed to run a temp such that the exhaust air is at 165F. > This means that there will be internal engine parts that want to be much > hotter than this. This is pretty hot, so even in warm climates the warmup > period will be longer. Since most wear occurs during warmup, prolonged > warmup means more wear. > > If you have FI, then the cyl head temp sensor will sense that the head is cool > and it will richen the mixture. This leads to even more wear. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > ------------------------------------------------ Get the award winning ISP, AT&T WorldNet Service http://download.att.net/webtag