<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">That’s hot. I routinely see 220-230 with an oil cooler in a hot TX summer 20 minute race That’s flat out flogging my car though (you know how I drive). <div><br></div><div>I doubt your oil is getting that hot on the street Dusty. Do you have any temperature indicator paint or strips? Wonder if you could rig something up on the dipstick. Alternatively, get a long probe and dip it into the sump once the temp gauge hits that temp. At least you can correlate temps. </div><div><br></div><div>If it’s accurate, something seems amiss. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, dustin nicholson via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Amici,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Engine info: mild engine, stock compression, fast road cam (270 is my guess), supercharger with the medium size pully, pump gas</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dusty Nicholson</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1955 TR3 #72</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1957 TR3 #43</div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/gblake58tr3@icloud.com</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>