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ChipJustice
05-23-2007, 06:47 PM
Hey, My oil temp guage is showing that my oil temp is at 260 degrees. Now my oil temp sending unit might be right at the top of the oil line, so this might account for the oil being so warm, but can anyone tell me what my normal oil operating temperature should be. :-|

Thanks,
Chip

ChipJustice
05-23-2007, 06:54 PM
BTW, I have a 360, balance and blue printed, 30 over, with stock compression. Also I'm running headers coated with Jet-Hot, dual electic fans, and my water temp runs normally at 190. Only once have I seen it hit 235 and that was in stop and go traffic.

Goose
05-24-2007, 07:26 AM
Well first question, what is the water temp at these oil temps??

If you are running 180 to 200 degrees water temp 220 to 240 oil temp (working under a load..not idling in the driveway) would'nt be that far out of range I wou;ldn't think..

ChipJustice
05-24-2007, 03:02 PM
My water temp holds at 190 - 195. I'm rumming dual electrical fans and using the shroud that the fans are built into

tufcj
05-24-2007, 04:37 PM
260 isn't bad. It needs to get above the boiling point of water to evaporate any condensation that may build up in the internals of the engine. Most modern engine oils are good into the low 300s before any breakdown occurs.

Bob
tufcj

Goose
05-24-2007, 05:22 PM
Bob you said that ever so much better than I..


So what he said!! :lo1l:

ChipJustice
05-25-2007, 07:27 AM
Great, thanks guys =D>

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