Oil Themostat

[Moriarty]

I'm confused. If blocking off the oil cooler isn't getting the temp high enough, how will this help?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Moriarty

I'm confused. If blocking off the oil cooler isn't getting the temp high enough, how will this help?

I think even when you block off the cooler by putting something in front of it (like I do), it still does some cooling if the back fins are exposed to moving air. Now, if he wrapped that cooler tight as a drum with aluminum foil, then yeah the cooler ain't doing that much cooling to begin with....

[FredG]

Just to see what happens, I am going to wrap the back of the cooler as well to see what happens with the temp.

Originally Posted by patrickt

I think even when you block off the cooler by putting something in front of it (like I do), it still does some cooling if the back fins are exposed to moving air. Now, if he wrapped that cooler tight as a drum with aluminum foil, then yeah the cooler ain't doing that much cooling to begin with....