Date:         Sat, 16 May 1998 23:40:00 -0400
Reply-To:     David Raistrick <keen@FINALLY.ATLASTA.NET>
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From:         David Raistrick <keen@FINALLY.ATLASTA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aux. Oil Coolers
Comments: To: Joseph Tu <joe@GREENCASTLE.DYN.ML.ORG>
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On Sat, 16 May 1998, Joseph Tu wrote:

> oil reallly hot, even though it has the oil cooler I reckon the temp is
> in excess of 220 degrees celsius, which is a little hot by my standards.

Wow.  220 degrees celsius.

My friend, you're talking about 428 degrees fahrenheit.  My 69 runs HOT at
250 degrees fahrenheit.

You have some SERIOUS problems somewhere that you need to take immediate
care of.

An external oilcooler is only an avoidance of the problem, not a cure.

I have a friend who races a Datsun...High lift cam, overbored as far as
that little 1600 will go, keeps it around 8-9 thousand rpm most of the
time, runs about 280. Fahrenheit.

Later....david

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David Raistrick  '69 Westy-Itchigo                      keen@finally.atlasta.net
                 '66 SO-44 Westy (coming soon!)         in Augusta Ga