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Date:         Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:14:30 -0800
Reply-To:     David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com

>| Recently someone posted a letter about adjusting the oil level to reduce
>| the oil temperature in an air cooled engine while they were making a
>| trip.


        I believe if you do a search on the archives for "windage", you
will find the end of discussion about the causes of higher running temp
from more than a half filled (or so) oil pan. Basicly, if I remember
correctly, after a certain level the spinning crankshaft will suck oil out
of the sump - causing more friction within the oil itself - I believe the
term for this is windage. For a fuller discussion and other effects
associated with it, see the archives...


dave
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