Too Hot?, 914/6 engine temp & RPM |
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Too Hot?, 914/6 engine temp & RPM |
boxerboy |
Sep 8 2004, 11:14 AM
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boxerboy Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 12-June 04 From: Lone Tree, CO Member No.: 2,194 |
I just drove my 914-6 from California to Colorado and for the whole trip it seemed to run at a very high indicated temperature. I have stock instrumentation and the temp gauge was almost always in the first shaded red zone (not the solid red zone but beyond the white zone).
It didn't seem to matter if I was in the heat of the desert or in the relatively cooler mountain air. The temperature always seemed too hot. At one point, after unpacking our luggage, this luggage was still hot to the touch in our hotel room one hour after arriving. Also, at an indicated highway speed of 80 MPH (and this seemed to be higher than actual speed) the engine was turning 4200 RPM. This felt too high. I had a 74 914 2.0 and the engine never felt like it was spinning this fast at highway speeds. Can anyone tell me what is normal engine RPM at 80 MPH for the 914-6? And what is a normal temp guage reading at a sustained (2 hours or more) 80 MPH? |
Gint |
Sep 8 2004, 10:17 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,082 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Welcome to the board! And you sure want to sign up to our Colorado-914 list.
Rich is dead nutz on everything he said. Tire size, pulley size, altitude will all affect running temps. BTDT. I've driven many carb'd classic cars from California to Colorado. Call Pat Moyle at Motorsports Inc. as Brant suggested. He on the local list, Rocky Mountain PCA, and has the experience to assist you. Great guy too. |
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