[FC] oil temp

[Rad Davis]

Don't replace a folded fin with a 12 plate.  The folded fin has two 
advantages: it is the small 'standard' size, and it uses less air to 
cool the same volume of oil.

The factory abandoned it in favor of the waffle-plate cooler because 
they perceived two disadvantages:  it was more expensive to make, and 
the small hole size made it easily plugged by leaves, mouse nests, and 
other debris.

If you keep your cooler clean (I spray mine with brake cleaner annually 
when I take off the inspection plate during spring cleaning), a 
folded-fin will do just fine.  A Greenbrier shouldn't need more cooler 
unless you're running A/C or towing something heavy.

- Rad Davis


RON BLOOM wrote:
> Good afternoon everyone.
>  
>  I have a question concerning oil temp.. On my 62 Greenbrier {corvair standard or any eng}with the V eng 80 HP which is running 102 heads, which is super around town.!!! I have installed A electronic sending unit on the right hand side of the block where the 1/4 tap plug was. The electronic gage in the cockpit is capable of reading from 100 degrees to 350 degrees. Here is my question.. What would be considered normal oil temp? What  would be the yellow zone,  and red zone drop dead shut me down time? I'm in the desert where temps range from 30 to 115 +. degrees. I'm running 30 or 40 W oil, and change every 2000 to 3000 miles. The oil cooler is folded fin, . Am I better off running a 12 plate?  How about a external cooler is that advisable? I always pull the lower shrouds off in April and put them back on when ever the wife says its getting cold!!!
>
> Anybody have ideas?
>
> Thank you  and warmest Regards
>
> Ron
> Tucson, Az
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