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Oil thermostat systems
I’m looking at Hardin Marines remote oil filter with thermostat. any thoughts on it & what else might I want to consider to add a thermostat to my oil system. like to use my 3/4 npt hoses. Most thermostats I see have 1/2 ports Bbc 632 ci engine. Cliff in maine |
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Tried several brands, never found one that actually worked right.
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How about an electric solenoid valve on the oil cooler line. Don’t open it up until the oil gets hot. Maybe 20 minutes after start up then open the valve? So many ways to hook things up I’m going crazy with my project! I live in maine so I’m told a thermostat on the oil system is important. Cliff |
Originally Posted by cdowjr
(Post 4686216)
I live in maine so I’m told a thermostat on the oil system is important.
Cliff |
Originally Posted by cdowjr
(Post 4686196)
I’m looking at Hardin Marines remote oil filter with thermostat. any thoughts on it & what else might I want to consider to add a thermostat to my oil system. like to use my 3/4 npt hoses. Most thermostats I see have 1/2 ports Bbc 632 ci engine. Cliff in maine |
if you don't get water temps up the oil stats wont help, in my personal case I tried with 2 different boats to bring both up, created nothing but work with little to no results. current boat I ran last fal as experiment with oil cooler totally bypsssed and still barely got temps to 200 on the HOT side, that's with no cooler at all, 75 degree lake water with bypasses, for oil stat to get temps up you will need at least 140-150 water temps, I see 110 max. I then figured my boat has been bypasses, no stats and no oil stats since 1987, so I put it the way it came and just go.
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Originally Posted by Full Force
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if you don't get water temps up the oil stats wont help, in my personal case I tried with 2 different boats to bring both up, created nothing but work with little to no results. current boat I ran last fal as experiment with oil cooler totally bypsssed and still barely got temps to 200 on the HOT side, that's with no cooler at all, 75 degree lake water with bypasses, for oil stat to get temps up you will need at least 140-150 water temps, I see 110 max. I then figured my boat has been bypasses, no stats and no oil stats since 1987, so I put it the way it came and just go.
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With blowers it works perfect, N/A not so much. My buddy has HP500 stats and no water temps, he sits right at 200 after cooler at all times |
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...133f223a4d.png This was no cooler at all, also at that rpm for 9 miles, temp sender is in the oil pan so “hot” side |
If you have room to change the oil filter you can use a thermostatic adapter. I used this Earls 504. Oil tstat begins to open at 160* and is fully open at 180*. -10 ports.
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These guys make good thermostats that flow up to 20 gpm, and you can get them with -12 AN fittings. They have sandwich type adapters too but no flow rating on them.https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...edbfa53ef0.jpg
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Tried it, sitting on the shelf, could have been my application.
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I’m runnin some Mr.Cool tstat controlled coolers on my 580/780s in my Cafe. In cold ocean h20 I’m between 190-200 oil temps, no milkshakes... I have a dirivetive of these, custom length..Attachment 576364 |
I run the same Hardin block adapter that texascuda showed. It works flawlessly. Before I added it, I could wait 20-30 min. To show any oil temp. My temp sender is in the pan of my na 540. |
What temps you see in pan? |
Originally Posted by Full Force
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What temps you see in pan? |
240 in the pan is not a bad reading at all though ... that’s reading the hot side that’s actually a great temperature |
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