Proper Operating oil temperature 1600

sb001 · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject:

Wow 2° made that kind of difference? OK I'll see about re-timing the engine, it may be over-timed by that much. Thanks for the info!
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Mr.Duncan · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:43 pm Post subject:

sb001 · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject:

I have a 1600 SP engine and I have finally gotten my bug running great over the last few days. BUT-- after a period of driving (say 20 minutes at highway speed) when I come to a stop the oil warning light comes on. Normally I don't pay much attention to it as it has done this for as long as I can remember. But when I got home today I tried to touch the dipstick and it was blazing hot, no way I could touch it for even half a second. Ive read somewhere on here that you should be able to touch it for a few seconds. All my tin is present, valves are set perfectly, and my fan is working so assuming it is getting too hot (don't know for sure cause I dont have a thermometer to check) what do I need to do to cool this sucker down?
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Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor

EverettB · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:18 pm Post subject:

68IHscout · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:13 am Post subject:

Did ya have moisture resistant high heat paint on that pipe or just what it came with ?

Hyperspace · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:37 am Post subject:

P.S. you mention running j-tubes, do you have the industrial tins installed that is supposed to be used with them?

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advinnie · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:19 am Post subject:

Well I went for an hour ish drive the other day then outside air temperature was 28 degrees Celsius. The drive included a 40 minute drive in town (a lot of start stop style driving) and a 20 minute drive on the motorway at 70 mph then a 2 minute drive to my house at 40 mph. As soon as I got home I popped the engine lid and stuck the themonitor down the dip stick tube all the way into the oil not touching the sump and I got a reading of 93 degrees Celsius after ten minutes of idle I rechecked and the temperature had fallen down to 88 degrees Celsius. Does this sound ok to you lot? Cheers

EverettB · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:03 am Post subject:

advinnie · Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:33 am Post subject:

quartermilecamel · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject:

Geeeez, that looks like someone took a torch to it. Shocked

Well that cans the header wrap idea Crying or Very sad

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kenworth · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:43 am Post subject:

We have seen damage like that in only twelve months on a street car in the past. In the old days when we raced . Once we ran a 3 hour endure in the rain with a new header . After the race we tore down the motor . The header already had rusty water coming from wrap .That stuff is a great horse power and heat retainer unfortunately it also has some down sides ..Another side benefit to ceramic coating, With a squirt bottle it is very easy to see which cylinder is misfiring ,just squirt the tube just past the flange .It will tell you in a heart beat if you got fire in that hole OR MARGINAL PROBLEM lol .JEFF

glutamodo · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:54 am Post subject:

That was about 25 months.

kangaboy · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:42 am Post subject:

glutamodo · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:16 am Post subject:

I still think the ultimate oil temperature reading would be AFTER the oil cooler, between it and the main bearings, but that's not a very easy place to monitor...

Didn't see this earlier but I want to comment.... Muffler wrap, holy crap, you're not kidding about that rust! I thought I'd try wrap on my Baja bug on the pipes next to my filter-pump oil filter. It did this to my header!:

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quartermilecamel · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject:

Well, I have replaced it with the oil pressure relief plug sender now so we will see.
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Greg in GA · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject:

quartermilecamel · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:32 pm Post subject:

as far as I know all tin is there. Flaps and thermostat too. I had a tee screwed into the oil pressure switch hole so I could have the light and the temp sender. So the sender was 2 inches away from the hole. If this engines supposed to get 180 even in the winter 21 degree weather then Id better test it or figure out why it ran cold next winter.
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