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Date:         Thu, 18 Aug 94 16:37:09 PDT
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From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic oils

Steve Johnson writes: > > Interesting considering the small amount of oil and cooler size used in > the stock setup. Of course, you can invest all kinds of $$$ into a > aftermarket oil plumbing/cooling but I really think it is a waste of > money myself. Others, I'm sure, disagree fanatically.

Well, I have a problem with my oil overheating. Still. After all the things I have tried to solve the problem. I don't really know what else to do at this point, so I am considering an aftermarket system. I agree that the stock cooler is woefully small. When my bus gets warmed up the oil pressure will slowly drop and begin to fluctuate (this may be a separate problem, I know). Eventually, the pressure will drop to a point where I am no longer comfortable running the engine. Allowing the engine to cool restores the pressure, so I must conclude that the oil is overheating. Cylinder Head Temparature remains rock solid at a comfortable temperature (???), usually around 200-250 fahrenheit. I just changed my oil and put in straight 30 weight instead of the 20-50 I normally use. The pressure goes down a lot faster now. Ugh. I'm gonna give synthetic a try next oil change...

> It's amazing > how much people will spend to maintain what really is a throw-away > engine. But hey, who am I to judge? Air is what is being used to > primarily keep the engine cool but oil is supplimenting this. I guess > I can buy this. Oh well....

Perhaps the book is overemphasizing the importance of the oil in keeping the motor cool. I will try to look up the sections and type some of it in next week.

-David

============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================


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