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4KCSQ running hot?



In message <27929038@prancer.Dartmouth.EDU> Michael.D.Nelson@Dartmouth.Edu (Michael D. Nelson) writes:

> My 86 4KCSQ is beginning to run hotter than I'd like it to...for example, oil
> temp. at 130+ degrees Celcius crusing at 75 mph on a fairly cool day (around
> 80F)...also, the water temp was running pretty hot in town today, even though
> it was around 70...what I mean by "hot" is this on the guage:

130 Celsius is not necessarily an issue for the oil.  The water reading is high 
- check the sender connections and its resistance when hot.   Then it's down to 
the fan controls.

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club