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 Well, I just got back from a 4 days ski trip. Drove the CGT roughly 400 miles each way. Ran like a top. A few things i noticed and tought I'd share to see if anybody has has simlar experiences.

1. Engine turned over slowly after sitting in 8-12*F air for 48 hours (engine has 20W50 in it). Seems normal considering the oil must have been the consistancy of mudd when I started it.

2. My oil temp seems to fluctuate quite a bit. Around town it usually stays right at 90*C, but slowly heats up during sustained hightway runs. 65-70MPH = 120-125*C, 70-75MPH = 125-130*C, and 75-80MPH = 130-135*F all according to the digi gauge. I have no idea how accurate this gauge is. This was all with ambient temps in the 30s. Water temp was rock solid @ 1 tick below 1/2 on the digi gauge. Is this normal?

3. My FWD CGT did better on the wisty and snow covered mountian roads than my friends ford Explorer 4WD. How cool is that? Imagine if I had quattro...

Dave
1987 Coupe GT Special Build (mine)
2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T (wife's)
1993 RX7 - R1 (shared toy)
1985 Chevy Impala 9C1 (shared toy)