<VV> Oil Temp in the Desert

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Temps
over 150 at 50 mph.  This is with a 60 fan, big external  oil cooler,
manifold covers off.  Again this is while hauling a hell  of a big 1500 lb
barn door behind me.  Years ago I ran a late 95 stick  shift under the same
conditions and had exactly the same story.  Going  around the beltway of St
Louis one time when it was over 100° the oil went  over 150 and I got off the
road and killed an hour before continuing.   The cyl temp never went over
320.



Smitty,
    You're worried about oil temps getting over  150?  If that's deg. 
Centrigrade (Celsisus) then I might agree with  you.  However, if you mean deg. 
Farenheit, then I'd say the oil SHOULD  reach temps over the boiling point of water 
(212 deg.F) to properly vaporize any  condensate picked up from combustion.  
Every gallon of gas we burn makes  around a gallon of water vapor.  That's why 
I have to smile at those who  think that injecting a little water into the 
combustion chamber will somehow  cause lots of corrosion downstream.<GGG>
    Frank "aquaman" Burkhard



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