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On 20 Nov 2005 at 16:22, David Y wrote: > Re. the engine running hotter, is it possible for the oil to be cool (180F) but > the heads/engine to be running hotter than my old GEX which always ran 250- > 300F? I could smell the GEX burning every time I drove it longer than 15 > mins... towards the end I only drove it for quick commutes the 10 miles > back/forth to work. If you were measuring both with the same gauge, at the same location, and under the same circumstances, then the old one must have been hotter, at least at that location. It's conceivable that there's something about the airflow around your new one that has changed the temp up at the pump, but that seems like a long shot. You don't have an "over the top" exhaust now do you? Do those actually go over the top of the intake bellows? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~