Running Temps??

[s-man]

Hot day, so is the guage...Highway cruise heres the stats, need advisement.

Highway cruise-80mph
Ambient Temp- 84.2 F
Humidity- 35%

1973 911S Mfi-

Experiencing a reading of 230f in these conditions, wanting to learn if this is acceptable or if this requires an investigation.

Thanks....

[Joe Bob]

That's a "little" high but not unreasonable. Is the timing set right? Had it on an exhaust analyzer lately? A lean condition will cause it to run warm.

[s-man]

The car itself is running well, have my own gunson and have tested with it to get it to run well throughout the range.

I am wondering if maybe my plug selection is the culprit?

Not sure what I have in right now, but really shouldn't play a role in oil temps.

Lean, probably not, runs too well and as we all know with MFi's running well is more a likely hood of rich than lean.

Well, will wait for additional advise, it was a hot day, maybe I have a gauge or sending unit issue rather than other adjustment issues, worth a look into.

Thanks!!

[Joe Bob]

You could confirm oil temps with a pyrometer. See if the gauge and sender are accurate.....

[s-man]

Where could I get a meter as suggested for a reasonable price?? and where would I be pointing towards in order not to get a conflicted reading from within the engine by area.

Could also be the fact that I have no aux oil cooler in this car. Most S's would, but this edition doesn't.

I was baffled, but seeing that this was a Canadian delivery car, or maybe it was an option, who know's, but there is none....

Thanks

[michigan]

I recently bought a pyrometer at radio shack of all places. Cost was 50 dollars. Works good. Trying it out on all kinds of things.