Bottom side tins Options

[930cabman]

Does anyone have a pic or p/n of the engine tin(s) that are fit to the underside of a 2.0 with Dansk SS heat exchangers? I have a couple pieces of such tin in my parts assortment, but nothing seems to fit.

I have been running without these for the past couple years and after cleaning up some misc repairs noticed they are missing. Could be why I see 220 F when cruising in the summer months?

thanks

[Superhawk996]

Could be why I see 220 F when cruising in the summer months?

thanks

220F is not hot for an air cooled engine.

[930cabman]

Could be why I see 220 F when cruising in the summer months?

thanks

220F is not hot for an air cooled engine.

Agreed, but when ambient is close to 85 - 90F I need to keep the engine speed below 3300 rpms. I added an old school capillary tube gage to supplement the factory setup.

I have run it to 230F, but thats my high limit

[Superhawk996]

Could be why I see 220 F when cruising in the summer months?

thanks

220F is not hot for an air cooled engine.

Agreed, but when ambient is close to 85 - 90F I need to keep the engine speed below 3300 rpms. I added an old school capillary tube gage to supplement the factory setup.

I have run it to 230F, but thats my high limit

You are making up arbitrary temperature limits that don’t align with the engineering of air cooled engines.

Not intended as a personal insult towards you. Your car do as you see fit.

However, I’ve seen this behavior over the last 40 years of Americans trying to make an air cooled engine work like a water pumper. Physics dictates the way air cooling works, not our American beliefs about “acceptable” oil temps.

Bottom line: not trying to insult you, trying to make you feel better that 230F oil on a hot summer day is no big deal for an air cooled engine.

[930cabman]

Could be why I see 220 F when cruising in the summer months?

thanks

220F is not hot for an air cooled engine.

Agreed, but when ambient is close to 85 - 90F I need to keep the engine speed below 3300 rpms. I added an old school capillary tube gage to supplement the factory setup.

I have run it to 230F, but thats my high limit

You are making up arbitrary temperature limits that don’t align with the engineering of air cooled engines.

Not intended as a personal insult towards you. Your car do as you see fit.

However, I’ve seen this behavior over the last 40 years of Americans trying to make an air cooled engine work like a water pumper. Physics dictates the way air cooling works, not our American beliefs about “acceptable” oil temps.

Bottom line: not trying to insult you, trying to make you feel better that 230F oil on a hot summer day is no big deal for an air cooled engine.

No insult by the least, personally I am a garage hack that gets lucky from time to time and professional information is always welcomed. Thank you for your insight

I have always thought/understood 250F is the high limit for dino oil. Castrol 20W 50 has been my choice for years in air cooled engines

230 is close to 250