RE: Sudden rise in normal operating temperature

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

... perchance could it be related to a general increase in the ambient
temperature related to the change in seasons?  Here in the colonies I do
find that to be the case from time to time ... 

The fact that multiple cars are suffering a similar malady is the primary
reason I suspect this ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

> ----------
> >Ever since I fitted an exchange head to MB001421, the car has cruised at
> >one segment below "N" on the water temperature gauge, and at around 100c
> >to 110c on the oil temperature gauge.
> 
> Snap. Just like mine does (well, I dunno about the oil 'cos the gauge only
> lights up to 90).
> >
> Yesterday evening on the way to
> >and from the Area "G" meeting, it sat at "N" and 130c respectively.
> 
> 
> Snap again - mine started doing this on Saturday but has now returned to
> one
> segment below "N". Its also started to idle high when hot. At cold start
> up
> it idles at 1 segment on the tach but by the time I reach work (25 miles)
> it
> sits at 3 segments, sometimes dropping to 2.
>