I concluded that you proved it! If the oil is cooler it should read cooler
everywhere. I don't understand what you mean by "the system working less
hard". The pump is working the same and every other part is static. I can
tell you that in a MU-2 there is no mearsurable difference in temp with
differing oil levels. I can tell you that in a Turbo Lance that there is no
measureable difference in temp with different oil levels. I can tell you
that in my GT-1 race car that there is no measureable difference in oil temp
with different oil levels (and we varied them from 5qts to 12qts). The
bottom line is that there is no difference in temp with differing oil levels
as long as they are not so low that the pump pickup sucks air or so high
that the crank makes frequent contact with the oil in the sump.

Mike
MU-2


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:8MmZc.270376$eM2.58038@attbi_s51...
Didn't we go through this already. More sump capacity doesn't provide
"more
lubrication and cooling". You noted this yourself when you installed
the
separator and the oil temp was unchanged.

Actually, I read all the posts in that thread, and concluded that no one
could prove anything one way or the other.

As for the oil temperature read-out being unchanged, I guess I wouldn't
expect it to read cooler at the probe, assuming the oil cooler was working
properly to begin with. With more oil, however, the system may be
"working
less hard" to achieve that same temperature.

But I quite honestly don't know if that's what's really happening.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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