Can you really regulate oil temp?
06-12-2023, 10:57 AM
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this is why I would like to know the temp after the cooler. if it is down around 210-220 then the cooler is working but the engine is generating too much heat due to tune or clearance in bearings. right now you know what the engine is making for oil heat but not whether it is because the heat is stacking up due to a lack of cooling or the engine itself is generating a ton of heat due to tight clearance or lean tune.
06-12-2023, 11:23 AM
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I think you’re all over the place with this thing and worried beyond necessity.
Get a *temp gun* and take a reading off the pan immediately after a wide-wide open run.
Get a *temp gun* and take a reading off the pan immediately after a wide-wide open run.
Last edited by TomZ; 06-12-2023 at 05:56 PM.
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06-12-2023, 02:36 PM
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Hey Tom, Im borrowing a heat gun so waiting for it to be available. Got a friend that said he had a sensor that you drop down the dipstick tube into the pan and measure temp that way. Engine off of course.
06-12-2023, 02:42 PM
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06-12-2023, 05:44 PM
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06-12-2023, 06:17 PM
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A while back there was a thread abt increasing the oil line size to handle modified engs. In addition to using larger hoses, there are also numerous fittings that need to be changed out for ones with larger internal diameter, radius bends, etc. Basically the max oil flow (and cooling) will be dependent on the most restrictive item in the chain.
++ on the IR temp gun. I keep one in the boat at all times. It gets used frequently.
++ on the IR temp gun. I keep one in the boat at all times. It gets used frequently.
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06-12-2023, 07:17 PM
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A while back there was a thread abt increasing the oil line size to handle modified engs. In addition to using larger hoses, there are also numerous fittings that need to be changed out for ones with larger internal diameter, radius bends, etc. Basically the max oil flow (and cooling) will be dependent on the most restrictive item in the chain.
++ on the IR temp gun. I keep one in the boat at all times. It gets used frequently.
++ on the IR temp gun. I keep one in the boat at all times. It gets used frequently.
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