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Re: Overheating Problems On A 1982 320i (archive)
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Posted by Al on August 19, 2000 at 23:28:45:

In Reply to: Overheating Problems On A 1982 320i posted by Frank Weiss on August 19, 2000 at 15:41:03:

Carls post has some very good suggestions. Also, you can test the guage by grounding out the wire on the sender. When disconnected it will read 0, when gronded it will go all the way to top. I personally use a cooking thermometer to check actual coolant temp. It works great! I call it my "chicken checker"
Al
present VW factory tech

I live in a very hot climate (routinely 105+ in Summer months). The temperature of my 320i rises drastically and dangerously when at a standstill (making the afternoon commute sheer Hell for me).

It seems to run coolest with a mixture of mostly water (80/20) and overheats much more quicky at a standard 50/50 mix.

Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance.




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