[Fot] Oil temp

[Bob Kramer]

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 at 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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