Date:         Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:56:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Ian Allan <ian.allan@BMTS.COM>
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From:         Ian Allan <ian.allan@BMTS.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual),
              Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
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> From: Ian Allan <ian.allan@bmts.com>
> Date: July 20, 2011 11:29:25 PM GMT-04:00
> To: camping.elliott@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual), Re: Watching Oil
> Temp (long, as usual)
>
> Just read some more of your posts. 200-230 is nothing to get worried
> about. The oil soaks up heat faster than the water initially. If you
> keep the pedal down for long enough I think that the water temp will
> at least start to catch up. Oil temp about 30 f above water temp is
> "normal" according to some ( Jim Akiba for one ). I did a lot of
> research on the how hot is too hot topic and never did get a solid
> answer. I personally think that temps over 260 f are hot. Your nose
> can help here. A really hot engine smells REALLY hot. What you do
> not want to see is oil temps going to unusually high levels and oil
> pressure going to unusually low levels. If you were flying a plane
> that would be a good time to look for an airport.
>
> Ian
>
> On 19-Jul-11, at 9:05 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 20:12 -0400, Ian Allan wrote:
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>>
>>> REDUCE the oil level to the add mark. Then see watch happens.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>
>> Uh . . . no. Not without you giving me a hint as to why I should do
>> this, and what I should expect to see.
>>
>> Draining oil is always a messy business here at Maison Squirrel.
>>
>> -- RJS
>