So, I don't get it. Ian suggested I reduce my oil level to the "fill"
mark, didn't explain why.

Here I read, as I have read elsewhere, that too much oil is a problem,
so I know that overfilling is not good for the engine.

Somehow, reading Ian's and Ed's responses I get the feeling that Ian was
either thinking my engine is overfilled, or saying that lower oil temps
result if the level is at minimum. This seems to mean that the "full"
mark on the dipstick is cut higher than it should be for properly cool
oil temp?

My oil level is presently halfway between the halfway point and the
"full" point. If I drop the oil level to the "fill" mark will I see
lower oil temps?

And I have no idea how "phneudraulic" is meant to be spelled. Never seen
a word quite like that. It's a darn nice word, I think. Pneumatic and
Hydraulic are the closest I can come up with.

-- RJS

On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 07:19 -0400, ed donnen wrote:

> The problem with too much oil is that it gets beaten into a froth- so it
> technically becomes a phneudraulic substance.  That means the air in the oil
> makes the oil less efficient than oil alone at cooling.  That is why engine
> manufactures insist on a maximum oil level.
> JMHO
> ed- who can't spell pheudralicks, phew-dralic ?
>
> > Try this: REDUCE the oil level to the add mark. Then see watch happens.
>
> > RJS Uh . . . no. Not without you giving me a hint as to why I should do
> this, and what I should expect to see.