Oil Temp Probe

[PaulProe]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Mine is a Smiths mechanical. Do you have the oil feeds in the heads restricted? If not then you might be filling up up-top and that could be the whole problem.

Oops, meant to post that info: Heads are restricted to .060 on each side. Topside isn't filling up with oil, I have some cut-off valve covers and have observed oiling action at topend. Not an issue, it is draining down ok and not accumulating.

Paul

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by PaulProe

Oops, meant to post that info: Heads are restricted to .060 on each side. Topside isn't filling up with oil, I have some cut-off valve covers and have observed oiling action at topend. Not an issue, it is draining down ok and not accumulating.

Paul

Huh. And the temp on your mechanical gauge goes up significantly in, say, 30 seconds after you shut the engine off and, presumably, the oil level in the pan has now risen up to touch the sensor? I would think the "hurricane" of oil around the sensor would be good enough to give it an accurate reading, but maybe not.