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1981 911sc
What's the best way to read the oil temp. gauge? It's normally just a hair above the line, about the 7PM position. Sometimes it's at the 7:30PM position. Would the engine be considered too hot if the needle was at the 9PM position? It never gets to the red area. Also, where would be a good location to test the oil for the exact temp? Tx! |
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02-14-2002, 11:01 AM
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IMHO, upgrade to numerical display. It may not be perfectly accurate but at least it adds class.
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02-14-2002, 11:15 AM
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Ditto. Very easy to do, and well worth it.
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02-14-2002, 11:17 AM
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wouldn't the gauge with actual numbers be just the same as if i continued to use the old one but pretending that there were numbers on it? by the position of the needle?
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02-14-2002, 11:21 AM
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If you look way off to the left of the lines you will see the temperature in degrees Celsius.
On mine, the first mark is 90 C = 194 F The second mark says 120 C = 248 F = Too damn hot! (Bruce Anderson). I just extrapolate from there. I have hit the second mark once. It was 108 F out, and I was in traffic. I got moving again, and it barely went below the second mark. Luckily I got home in about another two miles and shut it down.
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02-14-2002, 11:24 AM
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