Message
IS
everyone using this thermostat, or is there a way to bypass it. My oil
temperature has been running pretty high, and I have not noticed any point where
the temperature levels out for a time, like when a thermostat opens. I wonder if mine is working
correctly.
Steve
Brooks
I'm using an evap core for
oil, so no thermostat. If I had one, I'd probably keep it to get a
quicker warm-up.
For another point of
data, I measure the sump temp at the stock location, as well as the return oil
temp from the cooler. The sump was 215 when my return maxed out at
195. Who knows how close the sump temp is to the actual return oil
temp. In other words, oil dribbles back into the pan in various
locations, and gets mixed in with the oil that's sitting there, so the sump temp
isn't necessarily the same as the oil that's dripping back from the
engine.
Cheers,
Rusty (trying to go flying
later today, if I don't get heat stroke before then)