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I agree that reading is too hot. How is the oil consistency? At 290 it
would be pretty thin. I would add an oil cooler regardless at the earliest
opportunity.
Bob Kramer
On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:51 AM dustin nicholson via Fot <
fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Amici,
>
> I'm sorting out a new to me race car and don't like that the oil
> temperature gauge reads around 290 degrees. I've never had an oil temp
> gauge on previous cars so I'm not sure what's normal (240?) but 290 seems
> high to me. Yes?
>
> More temp info: Air temp is near 100 degrees. Water temp is steady 185
> degrees. Big aluminum radiator with electric fan. No oil cooler. Oil
> temp sensor is in the aluminum finned oil pan. IR temp gun says the
> outside of the pan is 170 degrees. Maybe the oil temp gauge is wrong? I
> wouldn't expect such a big difference between the outside of the pan and
> the oil temp.
>
> Engine info: mild engine, stock compression, fast road cam (270 is my
> guess), supercharger with the medium size pully, pump gas
>
> Maybe I'm worrying about nothing. I just know that racing in 2 weeks at
> Eagles Canyon in Texas is going to be hot and I want to make it through the
> weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dusty Nicholson
> 1955 TR3 #72
> 1957 TR3 #43
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I agree that reading is too hot.=C2=A0 How is the oil cons=
istency?=C2=A0 At 290 it would be pretty=C2=A0thin.=C2=A0 I would add an oi=
l cooler regardless at the earliest opportunity.<div><br clear=3D"all"><div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatu=
re"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 25, =
2021 at 11:51 AM dustin nicholson via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.t=
eam.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"times new r=
oman","new york",times,serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Amici,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sorting o=
ut a new to me race car and don't like that the oil temperature gauge r=
eads around 290 degrees.=C2=A0 I've never had an oil temp gauge on prev=
ious cars so I'm not sure what's normal (240?) but 290 seems high t=
o me.=C2=A0 Yes?</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">More temp=
info:=C2=A0 Air temp is near 100 degrees.=C2=A0 Water temp is steady 185 d=
egrees.=C2=A0 Big aluminum radiator with electric fan.=C2=A0 No oil cooler.=
=C2=A0 Oil temp sensor is in the aluminum finned oil pan.=C2=A0 IR temp gun=
says the outside of the pan is 170 degrees.=C2=A0 Maybe the oil temp gauge=
is wrong?=C2=A0 I wouldn't expect such a big difference between the ou=
tside of the pan and the oil temp.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Engine info:=C2=A0 mild engine, stock compression, fast road cam (=
270 is my guess), supercharger with the medium size pully, pump gas</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Maybe I'm worrying about noth=
ing.=C2=A0 I just know that racing in 2 weeks at Eagles Canyon in Texas is =
going to be hot and I want to make it through the weekend.</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">Dusty Nicholson</div><div dir=3D"ltr">1955 TR3 #72</div><div=
dir=3D"ltr">1957 TR3 #43</div></div></div>________________________________=
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