[s-cars] RE: Loss of gas mileage

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Normal on the temp gauges for me are:
once car gets going, coolant reads at the first bold
hash oh the gauge and oil temps are at the second
hash, between 60 and 130 celsius.
If really running the car hard, coolant temps normal,
oil temps get close to that 130 mark on the gauge.
Muddling around traffic, oil temps are normal between
60 and 130, but coolant temps go up to the first light
mark past the second bold hash...aka, dead center.
This has only happened on a really hot day when I was
stuck in a lot of traffic.  Cruising for a few minutes
generally fixes this and gets temps down, which I
suggest to you all, afterrun pump or not.

Just my $0.02,
Joe
--- Jeremy Palenchar <jeremyp at mindspring.com> wrote:
> What is "normal" on your temp gauge - around town?
> On the highway?
>
> Thanks!
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> -Jeremy
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: Loss of gas mileage
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> How's the temp gauge reading?
>
> I was very suspect of my thermostat when my milage
> was in the highteens
> and the gauge was only in normal operating
> temperature in the city and
> always cool on the highway.  Sure enough--now
> getting mid 20's (normal)
>
> I have heard these I-5's really depend on a good
> engine temp for really
> good milage.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> JOBE TICHY
>
> '91 200tq 20v
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> '84 BMW 318i (modified)
> >From: "TM"
> >To: "S-Car-List" , <200q20v at audifans.com>
> >Subject: Loss of gas mileage
> >Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:51:56 -0400
> >
> >No codes thrown, but my gas mileage has dropped to
> the mid-teens- got
> >19mpg on the highway on a long trip when I usually
> see 22-24mpg.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Will A/C use lose me 5mpg?
> >
> >Taka
> >
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