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<p>Since the oil temp sensor is in the oil pan and the IR reading is
over 100 degrees less than the gauge is reading, I'm voting for a
bad gauge on this one. If it REALLY is 290, that's too hot, but
if it really is 290 you'd get a much higher reading with IR temp
gun on the pan too.</p>
<p>Regards, Tony Drews<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/25/2021 11:47 AM, dustin nicholson
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dusty Nicholson</div>
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