Re: Oil Coolers

[David Cameron <cameron@magma.ca>]

David F. Darby wrote:
> 

> I have been monitoring my oil temperature for some years now in my 1967
> MGB-GT
(snip) 
 I am measuring the oil temperature at the union
> between the return oil line and the engine block.
(snip) 
> Those are my half-baked observations on oil temp in my own MGB. YMMV.




David,

If I understand this correctly, you are measuring the oil temp after the
oil has passed through the cooler. Wouldn't it be more useful to measure
the temperature upstream of the cooler. This would give a better
indication of the maximum oil temperature.
 
Regards,
David Cameron