Re: '90 V8Q: Hot coolant temp!

[Chris King <cking@legend.txdirect.net>]

At 04:19 PM 4/22/96 GMT, you wrote:
>Chris, is your fan going on or not during this?  
>
>I have a '91 200 Quattro, and when I idle the temp on mine shoots up, too,
but then
>the fan come on (and believe me, there's no missing it) and that gets
things back
>under control.  
>My oil temp will go up a bit under these conditions, but only a very little
bit.  Nowhere
>near the 130 mark.  My coolant temp gauge doesn't have numbers if I
remember this
>right; I'll check on the way to work today and describe what it does
relative to all the
>major and minor marks
>


I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but I was under the impression that
the V8 had a different setup than the 100/200/5000 series that use the fans
that go on and off.  I thought the V8 fan was ALWAYS on, driven by the
engine speed.  Or maybe it has a second fan with it's own motor?  I know for
sure that the V8 doesn't have that irritating fan come on after you shut off
the engine...

Can someone clarify this for me?  Thanks...

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 Chris King           ===================================================
 cking@txdirect.net    '94 Corrado SLC        (Sherry Red/Beige Leather)
 San Antonio, TX       '90 V8 Quattro           (Black/Platinum Leather)
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