[bcoats]

Hello fellow Pelicans,

I have a bit of an odd one, most oil posts are about how to lower oil temp but this is the other way around! I have a 1979 911SC 3.0, 964 cams, SSI's, Weber carbs and old style trombone cooler. Had the car out today in Seattle, about 53 degrees, did some spirited driving, felt like I got her nice and warmed up for about an hour. My temp gauge wasn't near 9 O'Clock and the thermostat never opened as my front cooler lines were stone cold. Also, even this past summer, on a 90 degree day I didn't see 9 O'Clock. This seems odd the oil temp isn't hitting the 184 or whatever the ideal temps are but could it be more air flow around the motor with less clutter with carbs and SSI's? Last bit of info, I recently changed the oil and notice a bunch of sludge and moisture. I don't drive the car unless I'm getting her nice and hot so not an errand car, made me wonder if my old oil every really got hot?

Bryce