Re: [T3] My car's wear and performance

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From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] My car's wear and performance


> On 11 Jul 2002, at 13:42, Martinez, Leon wrote:
>
> > My temps are still odd between right cylinders and left. At 90 MPH
> > for 20 minutes, cylinders 1 and 2 stay at a good 350
> > degrees , while cylinders 2 and 3 get to 470 degrees !!!!
> > My sensors are located on the top head bolts nearest
> > the exhaust on cylinders 1 and 3. Typically the sensor
> > was to be placed under the spark plucg as per instructions.
>
> At some point it might be interesting to swap temp sensors from one side
to
> the other just to verify that they are not at fault here.
>
> Just a guess: Have you noticed that some of the 3-4 cooling air is dumped
> out at the front of the engine after passing thru the oil cooler? The oil
coolers
> originally had some foam rubber on top of them to keep air from leaking
over
> the top and getting wasted. Most of these original foam pieces are long
> gone, but I found a nice source of durable replacements. I have these
> available for anyone who needs one.
>
> I would be very interested to know just how important this part really
was.
>
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
>
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