[Shotimes] Oil temp gauge

[sho2go]

Going from memory, which can be notoriously bad, seems there is a water
jacket near to the switch area.  Since oil is sort of dead-ended there, I
wonder if you're reading closer to water temp than true oil temp?
Mike

>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>
> Date:  Wed, 14 May 2003 18:23:04 -0400
>
> >I think the best place would be coming off the oil cooler/heat exchanger,
> >this is what goes the bearings I believe.  I seem to have Gary M's oil
temp
> >sender notes around somewhere, but would have to dig them up.  I believe
he
> >mounted his behind the carrier plate behind the clutch.
> >
> >In the meanwhile, I T'd mine off the pressure outlet, and the temps I get
on
> >the track stabilize out to the same water temps, (both around 210-215).
So
> >the heat exchanger obviously works, and the temps at the switch area may
not
> >be that far off, even if it's a "dead end" area for the oil.
> >
> >What would be interesting, would be to put a stock grill back on my 89
> >(instead of the police) and stick the stock rad back in (instead of the
2")
> >and see what the water temp goes to, AND the oil temp.
> >
> >The tranny gauge is the fun one to watch, 3-4 hot laps and that bad boy
is
> >pointing due east <g>
> >
> >mark
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
> >To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 5:01 PM
> >Subject: [Shotimes] Oil temp gauge
> >
> >
> >> Has anyone tried putting the temp sensor in the hole in the pan where
the
> >> level sensor goes?  I think that the temp readings at the pressure
switch
> >area
> >> would not be as accurate as pan temps.  Anyone?
> >> Mike
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