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| chazt74914 |
 Jul 20 2015, 11:23 AM
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CHAZT54  Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 8-July 14 From: New London, WI Member No.: 17,600 Region Association: None  |
 Took my '74 2.0 to a car show yesterday about 40 miles away.I took the back roads on the way there and by the time I got there the oil temp had leveled off at 230' - I am told this is warm but not cause for concern. On the way home I decided to take the interstate and after about 20 mi. at 75 MPH THE OIL TEMP HAD CLIMBED TO 260' (2200 RPM in 5th) So I got off this road and after a break to let it cool, I proceeded on the back roads keeping the R's above 3,000 at slower speeds but it didn't seem to help much. Made it home with no problem and a pull of the dipstick shows good, unburnt, clean oil. How concerned should I be and what should I look for? NOTE; ambient temp was 85' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Thanks in advance for any help. CHAZT |
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| brant |
Jul 20 2015, 12:15 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,640 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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I agree the air damn will cause part of the extra heat
is it carb'd maybe richen the mixture double check the timing and possibly retard it and if you have never taken the tin work off to clean out the stock cooler that might be in order also |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Jul 20 2015, 12:25 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(brant @ Jul 20 2015, 02:15 PM)  I agree the air damn will cause part of the extra heat is it carb'd maybe richen the mixture double check the timing and possibly retard it and if you have never taken the tin work off to clean out the stock cooler that might be in order also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) good point , my temps did improve when timing was reset and i was running a bit more rich. i was on the lean side and that does make a difference, even with d-jet, . - some have had seen a temp difference using a thinner lower viscosity oil, going from a 20/50 to a 10/40, etc. |
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| 914itis |
Jul 20 2015, 04:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Philip W. @ Jul 20 2015, 02:25 PM) QUOTE(brant @ Jul 20 2015, 02:15 PM) I agree the air damn will cause part of the extra heat is it carb'd maybe richen the mixture double check the timing and possibly retard it and if you have never taken the tin work off to clean out the stock cooler that might be in order also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) good point , my temps did improve when timing was reset and i was running a bit more rich. i was on the lean side and that does make a difference, even with d-jet, . - some have had seen a temp difference using a thinner lower viscosity oil, going from a 20/50 to a 10/40, etc. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) My car ran 20 degrees higher when switched from 10/40 to 20/50 I switched back and it's back to normal. |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Jul 20 2015, 06:56 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(914itis @ Jul 20 2015, 06:59 PM) QUOTE(Philip W. @ Jul 20 2015, 02:25 PM) QUOTE(brant @ Jul 20 2015, 02:15 PM) I agree the air damn will cause part of the extra heat is it carb'd maybe richen the mixture double check the timing and possibly retard it and if you have never taken the tin work off to clean out the stock cooler that might be in order also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) good point , my temps did improve when timing was reset and i was running a bit more rich. i was on the lean side and that does make a difference, even with d-jet, . - some have had seen a temp difference using a thinner lower viscosity oil, going from a 20/50 to a 10/40, etc. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) My car ran 20 degrees higher when switched from 10/40 to 20/50 I switched back and it's back to normal. And what brand are you running now? |
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| 914itis |
Jul 20 2015, 07:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Philip W. @ Jul 20 2015, 08:56 PM) QUOTE(914itis @ Jul 20 2015, 06:59 PM) QUOTE(Philip W. @ Jul 20 2015, 02:25 PM) QUOTE(brant @ Jul 20 2015, 02:15 PM) I agree the air damn will cause part of the extra heat is it carb'd maybe richen the mixture double check the timing and possibly retard it and if you have never taken the tin work off to clean out the stock cooler that might be in order also (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) good point , my temps did improve when timing was reset and i was running a bit more rich. i was on the lean side and that does make a difference, even with d-jet, . - some have had seen a temp difference using a thinner lower viscosity oil, going from a 20/50 to a 10/40, etc. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) My car ran 20 degrees higher when switched from 10/40 to 20/50 I switched back and it's back to normal. And what brand are you running now? Valvoline VR1 With added zinc. |
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