[Spridgets] Oil temps Re: Water pump

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

The only place I can find F and C temps in the same place is the Stapleton  
book.  I do have a formula for working out some place......
 
212F or 100C is supposedly optimum but on the high side according to my  dyno 
guy.
 
230F is 110C 
 
Vizard's book says 'most instances' 210-220F which seems high to me.
 
Vizard also says 175F 65C is too cold and I'd agree with that 
 
So what is 95C in F ?
 
Weslake-Monza1330
 
 
In a message dated 20/01/2009 19:26:22 GMT Standard Time, WeslakeMonza1330  
writes:

 
The oil can cope with the higher temps and maybe some engines don't lose  
power.  I only know that my dyno guy who does a lot of Minis and  Spridgets told 
me about the oil temp related power drop.  He races a Mini  and still wins 
even though he is about 68 years old.
 
What does David Anton at APT say??
 
I have a 16 row cooler with a thermostat on my road car.  
 
Weslake-Monza
 
In a message dated 20/01/2009 18:25:33 GMT Standard Time,  soavero at yahoo.com 
writes:

--- On  Tue, 1/20/09, WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com <WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com>  
wrote:

> says once you get much over 85-90C you see a  significant
> power drop  off.

Well then, I'm really glad  my gauge doesn't read Celsius. 

I was told 200-230F is ideal with  Redline synthetic, but I'll check 
Stapleton's book. I have the 13 row  cooler. 

Ron