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Location: jamestown,nc
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hot oil filter?
ill start off by saying my temp guage doesnt work yet, and i dont run the car much at all(still in the garage under repair)heres my question: how hot (to the touch) should my oil filter get? my car is 1970 911t w/webbers 2.2
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07-25-2001, 02:58 PM
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Answer: very hot.
It will rise to the temperature of the 180-230 degree oil inside it. But unless you've got a pyrometer, knowing just how hot it is isn't going to be very easy. ------------------ Jack Olsen My Rennlist home page • My Pelican Gallery page • My Porsche Owners Gallery page |
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07-25-2001, 03:06 PM
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thanks jack,im working on getting the temp guage fixed, i havent run the car much since the guage went bad, but i touched the filter the other day after letting the car idle for about 20 min. and it seemed REALLY hot.maybe i just dont know how hot 180 is.
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07-25-2001, 03:46 PM
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Hotter than Mc'Donald's pre-lawsuit coffee ... would be perfectly normal on a warmed-up engine at idle! Ever touched the bare magnesium block (or dipstick) of a VW Beetle engine with your bare fingers after you pull in for gas on a long trip in August in Arizona or West Texas? You can brand yourself with a second-degree burn very easily! Beetle engines make 911 engines seem lukewarm by comparison!
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