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On 17 Nov 2005 at 22:57, David Y wrote: > Today, it was a bit warmer out (80F > outside temp), I pushed it harder, and still wasn't able to come close to > busting 200F... really, I tried! ;) I figure on a hot summer day, I'll be > running at around 210-220F on the freeway if I'm driving hard, which is > acceptable in my book, and will allow me to watch the road instead of the > gauge (always a bonus ;). It sounds like you've got a solution, but I'm still puzzled by why this was happening at all. It's certainly possible that the larger engine is the cause, but most of your test should have gone the same with a stock engine, which we're pretty sure would have done fine. A couple of questions: The engine cooling air gets sucked in thru the bodywork. Are there any rust holes underneath that could suck in hot air with the cool air? I probably asked this before, but I don't remember the answer. How sure are you of your temp sensor calibration? More comments on a different response.... -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~