Running @ 120C was:134a conversion update

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 7:28:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
flaatr@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > 120 C is still very very hot! I never see 120 unless 
> > something is broken or 
> > I been driving really hard for a while.
> 

Then the Captn' said:

> I have been seeing 120c for the oil temp for six years now.  
> Perfectly normal, its a good temp for the 16v and burns off 
> impurities in the oil.  If you are going over 130c thats when 
> i would begin to worry.


When I was hauling ass in the JH powered 81 w/ FF gearing across
Nevada's desert in 100F outside temps <pant>, <pant> I observed 120
degree Celsius temps via the stock oil gauge. Water temp was 3/4 and a
little bit above @ 90 to 110 mph for a sustained time, two gas tanks
worth. 

Oil was Redline 20w50 or Mobil 15w50 I forget which. Water in coolant
was mostly water due to a freak out in Sparks: I was thinking it was a
blown head gasket (it turned out to be rust from dormancy).  Doh!

Other than this extreme situation I usually see 100 to 110C when driving
on the freeway around town, all this has been without A/C in the car. I
have a sandwich plate adapter but no x row cooler to go with it yet.

100C = 212F = boiling water. This or a little bit hotter is a good
thing.

TBerk