Engine oil temp.

[amweath]

The replacment guage is identical - same indexing, same ID numbers.
It came out of an '84 FC35 the previous owner of mine was parting
out.


Art Weatherly
Riverside Ca.
'85 PT36
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
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> I just looked in my Detroit manual last night and found the oil
range for my 8v92TAC engine. 200-250 for mine. If you know what
engine and turbo you have I can look it up and tell you what it says
for you engine.
> Was the new gauge the same index as the old gauge? If not, you
need to replace the sender with a compatible version. As for actual
temperatures, mine routinely runs 220 at 1950 rpm and 67 mph. As
water temperature increases, so does the oil temp.
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> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: amweath
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 11:29 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Engine oil temp.
>
>
> When I bought my PT36 in April the engine oil temp guage was
inop.
> I have replaced that guage with a working one and I see the
engine
> oil temp running at 230 degrees. I believe that is close to the
upper
> limit. This temperature is reached driving local freeways with
> little congestion and no grades. Do I have something to be
concerned
> about? You folks who have similiar engines, what is your normal
engine
> oil temp? Coolant temp runs 185 to 195.
>
> Art Weatherly
> Riverside Ca.
> '85 PT36
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