Just wondering if anyone has pointed an infrared thermometer on different parts of your "hot" engine?
I just did about a 7 or 8 minute ride around the yard that included multiple short full throttle bursts up hill. Immediately after the ride I took some temps here and there. The most interesting was pointing into the oil with the cap off. Showed a whopping 98 degrees. Does anyone else run this cold? I'm wondering if the oil ever gets to "operating temp".
Maybe I need to block more of the air inlets on the starter housing? Maybe add more minutes to the ride to get hotter? Engine is a mildly built 196 with a PVL flywheel using 5W30 synthetic.
I just did about a 7 or 8 minute ride around the yard that included multiple short full throttle bursts up hill. Immediately after the ride I took some temps here and there. The most interesting was pointing into the oil with the cap off. Showed a whopping 98 degrees. Does anyone else run this cold? I'm wondering if the oil ever gets to "operating temp".
Maybe I need to block more of the air inlets on the starter housing? Maybe add more minutes to the ride to get hotter? Engine is a mildly built 196 with a PVL flywheel using 5W30 synthetic.