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Ideal Oil Temperature
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I just bought a front fender oil cooler and would like to install a fan to keep the temps within spec. Then I realized that I could build a simple motor controller that would use a thermistor and some other electronic goodies to control a fan that would keep the oil at an ideal temperature. In other words, the fan would always be running and the speed of the fan would be proportionate to the Oil temp. I think this would be a better solution than having the fan turn on after a certain threshold, like 250F. Has anyone done this, or can someone tell me the ideal oil temperature we should run? thanks! Brad
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Hi!
But shouldn't you get it above 212 F to get all the H2O out? Unless you meant 180C. Brad
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get it above 212 F to get all the H2O out?
- common fallacy - it doesn't have to reach boiling pt. to volatilize the water! Here's an experiment -- put out a pan of water in your garage -- voila! the water will evaporate until the pan is dry...
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hi!
Touche!! However, if you put enough oil in the pan to cover the water, the water will stay!! I guess above 212F is the point where the water cannot exist (under normal atm. pressure) as a fluid. Brad
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180-200° F is a good range to run in, as soon as you shut it off water will start condensensing. Short trips are obviously going to cause more accumulation than long.
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