Bruce--
I do not have an oil temperature gauge nor oil cooler mounted on my
Healeys. However I do have an oil etemperature gauge and oil cooler mounted
to
my Elva race car (MGA engine), I monitor OT during the course of a race and
find that even during the hardest running the OT does not exceed 225-230
degrees and falls off to 200 or so on the cool-down lap. My understanding
of proper OT is that it should at some point get up to above 212 to cook off
accumulated water and impurities in the oil but that it should not exceed
240 degrees which might cook the oil. I also doubt that either
transmission or differential oil temperatures will exceed 210 unless there is
a bad
bearing or other source of excessive heat.
Now, having said all this I will try to verify some of these assumptions
with an electronic thermometer when I have the opportunity.
Best--Michael Oritt
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In a message dated 10/25/2009 7:30:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
healeybruce@roadrunner.com writes:
I took note of the temperature caveat when I purchased the magnet. I plan
to test the magnet when I drain the tranny/OD oil at my annual maintenace
in
December after 6 months or so of use. We'll see if being exposed to the
heat of gear box has neutralized it or not.
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