Re: type3-d Digest V2007 #244

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

<x-flowed>I've always found 30 grade to run cooler than 20-50, and less likely to cause 
the flickering red-light effect of a hot engine when stopping after a fast 
highway run, but we don't often go above 80F in summer here.  Not like the 110F 
we experienced last year in CA.  I wouldn't have thought of 20-50 as thinner 
than 30 at operating temps - should be the opposite.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Hof" <philh@scvnet.com>
To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: type3-d Digest V2007 #244


> Well, brake problems solved with a new ATE master.  The bad one was NOS ATE
> but the old seals must have hardened.  I have a new rebuild kit and will
> rebuild the bad NOS unit as a spare.  Is it worth storing it in a har of
> brake fluid to keep the seals in good shape?  I am using DOT5 silicone so
> water absorbsion will not be a problem during such storage.  Thanks to
> those who advised me and especially Jim who talked me into the DOT5 and
> replacing the master.
>
> I really hit the brakes hard... hard enough to get an oil light for a
> second.  I am using 20W-50 and I wonder if the thinner oil is causing the
> oil to slosh more.  Maybe I should go back to SAE 30, since I am in a warm
> SoCal climate and will not be driving this car in record heat.  Opinions?
>
>
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