<VV> Another Q about shrouds

[Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA]

My coupe has an oil temp gauge in the web just above the rear of the pan.  I
have Clark's aluminum pan and valve covers.  I run synthetic oil, no lower
shrouds, 12 plate cooler with shrouds.  On the trip last year to Lexington,
it took maybe 3 hours to reach a steady temp of as I remember 230...as long
as we stayed at 75 or so, the temp stayed there all the day long...would
cool down at night slightly...across NM, Texas and Oklahoma it never moved!!
I haven't calibrated the gauge but just use it as a warning device!!


  Del Patten...CNM

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]
On Behalf Of Bruce Schug
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 10:54 AM
To: Virutal Vairs; JVHRoberts@aol.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Another Q about shrouds

On Feb 6, 2005, at 9:09 AM, JVHRoberts@aol.com wrote:

> From my own personal experience with two turbo Corsas and one Monza 
> with a
> 110 and a Corsa dash, even in the dead of winter and no shrouds, the 
> engines
> would warm up in several minutes to make the CHT get off the lower end 
> and get to
> at least 250-300F.