Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:40:29 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.202.55] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2730853 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:24:06 -0500 Received: from cc1860069a (pcp01159608pcs.rocsth01.mi.comcast.net[68.62.26.152]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2003111400240601100r5d1le>; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:24:06 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <003d01c3aa45$4d82f800$981a3e44@rocsth01.mi.comcast.net> From: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Low oil temps on 320 X-Original-Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:21:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Good question Dan about the oil temps being low. Mine runs about 150 degrees now in Michigan. My cooler is mounted forward on the baffle in front of cylinder number 2. Oil temps never get too hot, I'd recommend this location to anyone still building (idea was suggested by Orin at Lancair years ago). But I wonder what the oil temp really is. Seems to me it is different temperatures throughout the circuit. Very hot before the cooler, less hot after the cooler, etc. I understand the thermistor (?) doesn't open until 180 degrees. The oil must be going to the cooler since there is no significant cooling mechanism besides the cooler. Therefore, the oil must be at least 180 degrees up stream of the cooler. I'm not sure where we have the temp sensors located. So, if all this is true, who cares how cold the oil gets on the gage? Regards, Ed de Chazal