From: bob@pelicanparts.com on behalf of Bob at Pelican Parts [bob@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 8:16 PM To: pelicanparts@csi.com Cc: Brian Olsen Subject: Re: '86 Carrera aux. oil cooler question Hi Brian, If the temp gauge rises much above one-third way (say 200F), and the cooler lines and front fender cooler aren't getting hot, the thermostat in the right rear fender is shot. It should open at about 180F, and allow oil to flow to the front cooler. Contact Tom in parts and he will fix you up with what you need. Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > Hi there. Let me forward you to Bob, who might be able to help you out with > these questions. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > Brian Olsen wrote: > > > Could you please help me with the following question: > > > > Also, I notice the Carrera runs a tad warmer than the SC. The temp. > > guage > > reads maybe four needle thicknesses above the top of the black box. Not > > > > even close to the danger zone, but it makes me wonder. In the SC, the > > oil > > lines under the car would get warm, as would the trombone cooler in the > > RHS > > fender. The corresponding lines in the Carrera are cool, as is the > > fender > > auxiliary cooler. At what temp. should this auxiliary oil cooling > > circuit > > activate? I think I remember there is a thermostat controlling the aux. > > cooler. Is this correct? Could it be that mine has failed, and is not > > activating/opening the front cooler? With the warm weather, I would > > expect the oil lines to be warm. What part is the likely culprit? Can > > you furnish me a quote on the part? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Brian Olsen > > bolsen@mc.com