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camelcrash
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| Dale M. wrote: |
I doubt seriously in 15 minutes oil was even mildly warm.... Drive it for an hour...
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Thanks, Dale.
As soon as I can get it on the road I'll give it a try and post info.
It's hard to get drive time in the city. 
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miniman82
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'specially with a 96 plate cooler, beat on it then report back.
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camelcrash
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Well I took it out for a day trip and beat it good and still only reading around 120. I even bought a new sender and put it in the oil relief hole.
Maybe my gauge is faulty?
Also my VDO gauge is a water gauge but was told it would work.
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camelcrash
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I just ordered a oil temp gauge to see if it makes a difference.
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camelcrash
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| miniman82 wrote: |
| 'specially with a 96 plate cooler, beat on it then report back. |
Thats why I installed the thermostat, hoping it would bring the temp up.
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[email protected]
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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ordering an oil temp gauge won't change the oil temps. 
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| I just ordered a oil temp gauge to see if it makes a difference. |
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camelcrash
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ordering an oil temp gauge won't change the oil temps.
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| I just ordered a oil temp gauge to see if it makes a difference. |
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The only reason I ordered the new gauge was because the old one was a water temp gauge.
I was unsure if it responded to the sender the same as the oil temp gauge.
Thanks, Dan
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SBD
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| camelcrash wrote: |
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ordering an oil temp gauge won't change the oil temps.
| camelcrash wrote: |
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The only reason I ordered the new gauge was because the old one was a water temp gauge.
I was unsure if it responded to the sender the same as the oil temp gauge.
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Fluid temperature is fluid temperature. The gauge doesn't know what kind of fluid it is. |
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sambabus
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Try running it without the oil cooler or wrapping it.
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camelcrash
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Just a little update.
After installing the new oil temp guage and duel oil pressure sender I am now reading over 145 deg. and warm idle at 19psi idling.
These readings are after idling in my garage for 15min.
I am happy with new reading.
Hopefully they are correct. 
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