Eliminating oil cooler

[yorker]

Are you saying either send it to a gage shop or get a whole new unit??

What specialized equipment would one need to repair it? There have been several airplanes built where im working, including older ones. Wondering if what you speak of is laying around somewhere?

http://www.ply33.com/repair/tempgauge

[luckyjoe]

Cooling the oil too much is almost as bad as overheating it...

Another aspect of oil temperature is the need to boil off water...

These are the key concerns. I'd say most will never need it. I left the one on my exMoD 109 as original equipment. I'm toying with the idea of adapting the defender 2.5d spin-on filter adaptor and thermostatic cooler feed valve. I think this would be the ideal solution...

Tom P.

[bpj911]

personally

Use good oil and turn your ipod up. I sure wish I had enough spare time to be concerned with such things.

[masonater]

http://www.ply33.com/repair/tempgauge

Nice! thanks, even though this is all a learning process id much rather try and fail vs. sending it off and paying someone.

[jimrr]

you could get another guage and tube, then get an adapter to fit in the well, (hole), I'd certainly keep the oil cooler if I had one but you would want to make sure your oil is getting to 115 F, which in school they tell us is nominal temp.

[jac04]

...you would want to make sure your oil is getting to 115 F, which in school they tell us is nominal temp.

115 F ? I'm not sure what you mean by nominal oil temp, but that's way too low for full operating temperature.

[Momo]

Masonater, keep your eye out on ebay for a Smiths dual oil/water temp gauge. These were used on a number of British cars of the period. I picked one up that had been on a Jag, works perfectly. Don't buy it unless the seller can prove that the water temp gauge works (ie photo of sensor immersed in boiling water with gauge displaying temp). I think I paid $60 which is a screaming deal.

[xsbowes]

http://www.gaugeguys.com/Smiths/classic.htm

All types of Smiths intruments.

[greenmeanie]

The correct temp gauges for the series multigauge with the capillary tube come up on ebay UK all the time from one of the big UK parts places and are a very reasonable price. I picked up a couple of spares for my 101 that are still kicking around on the shelf.

If you are playing around with ex mod stuff looking in the UK is the best way to go as there are quite a few places that specialize in that stuff.