[Fot] Oil temp

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 Oil cooler & I think I would be doing a bearing check too...
Glen Efinger
 
 
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From: dustin nicholson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: FOT Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Aug 25, 2021 12:47 pm
Subject: [Fot] Oil temp

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 Nicholson1955 TR3 #721957 TR3 #43_______________________________________________
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