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[T3] Overheating!


OK, I need a brainstorming session here of
possibilities I can check when I get home from work.
My engine has started running hot enough to trigger my
Gene Berg temperature dipstick (225 degrees or better)
and I can smell a burning plastic or oil smell inside
my squareback. 
It started on the freeway one night, coming back from
L.A. - about an hour's drive. Now it's happening more
quickly, even on short drives.
I pulled the oil-relief valve and it had a couple of
scars on it that I sanded down until it was moving
freely in the hole, but it still gets hot. HELP! It's
too cold to ride my skateboard to work in the morning!
What else should I check? Clogged oil cooler? It
happened pretty suddenly, so I don't suspect timing or
carbs, and I don't think the fan can get clogged like
a type 1.
Hmmm... any thoughts?

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