Interesting. My 1955 Porsche Speedster oil will tend to run around 180 and
up big hills on sunny hot days will get as high as 220.  I never knew what
too hot was.

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, westydriver wrote:

> i have found that on the vanagon westies here in colorado (denver and
> higher) typically run hotter on the oil.  i change oil after ever major
> hill climb  trip over the passes.  i found that at lower altitudes  my
> oil temp doesnt climb as much.
> jimt
> On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002, at 17:30 America/Denver, G.M.Bulley wrote:
> >  Oil temps of 180-220 are normal.
> > 240 is a bit toasty, ease off at 250. Hit 275 F and I'd pull over to
> > cool. Hit 300 and you better change the oil once the thing cools down.
>