At  7/19/2011 07:55 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>I just completed the wiring to my swell new gauge cluster: oil pressure,
>oil temp, ATF temp (okay, not yet hooked up), engine/cabin battery volts
>(they are on separate charging systems so being an electrical geek I
>like to be able to monitor them both), and tach).
>
>This will be the first time I've ever had a vehicle with an oil temp
>gauge!

John Muir in his "Idiots Guide" had a write up on oil temps, gauges
and the like. As I recall he talked about the temps where engine oil
broke down, 210F pops into my head.
My '71 came with an oil temp gauge and I was shocked by the temps I
reached climbing hills, when I put a full flow external oil cooler on
it the temps stayed lower and the engines last longer.

Rob
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