Brian et al --
I measure the oil temp in the tank (it's a dry sump system). Since I
don't run an oil cooler, that's pretty much the temp the bearings see
(leaving out the probably small temp rise from pumping and
pressurizing).
-- Jeff.
Brian Evans wrote:
>
> Measuring temps - I have always measured at the cylinder head, which makes
> sense if you want to know the hottest temp your water gets to. But what
> about oil? do you measure the oil temp as it exits the engine (ie. hottest)
> or as it enters the engine (ie. as it's about to do it's work in the
> bearings)? I seem to recall a Smokey Yunick article that said measure it as
> it enters the block, but I've spoken to racers whose opinion I value that
> said the opposite. I think that I'd rather know the temp as it goes into
> the engine from the tank...
>
> Any ideas?
> Brian Evans
> Director, ISP Marketing
> UUNET Canada Inc.
> 20 Bay Street, Suite 1910
> Toronto, ON, M5J 2N8
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