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Subject:Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
From:Ken Lewis
Date:Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:17:49 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>snip
> If you want to test the system, use 5w-30 oil, over fill by 1/2 quart and
> drive for an hour at 70 mph. The buzzer will likely sound as you exit the
> freeway.

YIKES!

Sixty-Five mph for more than a short period of time will cause 20w-50 to
creep up towards 220 degrees on my old engine (278k miles+). That's when I
back off the throttle. Hence I'm starting an oil cooler project. I am going
to try and incorporate the cooler (http://tinyurl.com/566qs3)  into the rear
cover of the pickup bed. I am thinking of hinging the cover and having it
open a few degrees so air is drawn through the cooler by the pressure
differential in the bed.
Stay tuned.
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/