

| Subject: | Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling |
| From: | Zeitgeist |
| Date: | Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:47:17 -0800 |
Wow, it's nice to see another longtime Mercedes guy migrate over this way. Welcome! On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > You need to get the oil hot enough to drive off moisture. If you don't, > excessive acids will form and you will have a bearing corrosion problem. > 220 > degrees F for short periods of time is really not a problem. > > A much better solution is to use Mobil 1 oil. The oil will still get hot > but > thinning & coking will not be a problem. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar
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