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Old 02-27-2017, 06:59 AM
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Water temp is water temp. It will vary depending on your location, how hot it is outside, and if you're idling or moving. We are speaking ideal numbers here, so I threw out 190-195. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if it were a little over 200, but I generally don't like to see engines colder than the former numbers....especially all-aluminum engines.

Oil temperature needs to be hot enough to burn off condensation. Modern vehicles run at around 220-230 oil temp. It's true that oil temp will be different in different points of the engine, but most of the time, water will condensate in the lifter valley and top of the heads.

On the dyno, oil temp usually gets to around 170-180 degrees, measured at the oil pan bung. We simply don't run them for 30-40 minutes non-stop though.

Dimis, to answer your question, the fam and I are doing well. I hope you are too.
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