Thanks everyone! It looks like an oil cooler thermostat is the
answer.
Michael Altomare
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
To: Michael T. Altomare <MTAltomare@Prodigy.net>
Cc: List Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Which grade oil when using an oil cooler?
> Hi Michael
> I have an oil cooler in my 2500 PI and use the same grade of oil
year
> round,Duckhams Q, I do however have an oil stat to speed the warming
> process. The average winter temp here is in the single figures
(Celsius) and
> the car is warming up within about a mile, no different from before
I fitted
> it!
>
> Graham.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael T. Altomare <MTAltomare@Prodigy.net>
> To: Spitfire News Group <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 12:23 AM
> Subject: Which grade oil when using an oil cooler?
>
>
> >
> > I am installing a 13-row oil oil cooler on my '77 1500. Since I
have
> > an auxiliary electric fan mounted to the front of the radiator, I
will
> > mount the cooler farther forward to just behind the grill. In the
> > summer (I live near Atlanta, GA) was planning on using Castrol GTX
> > 20w50 oil like I always do. In the winter, however, I am
considering
> > using a lower viscosity oil like 10w30 or 10w40 instead to keep
the
> > oil from taking forever to warm up. Since the cooler is going to
be
> > mounted so far forward, I can't use a cover on it, or it will
block
> > too much airflow from getting to the radiator.
> >
> > Has anyone else run into something like this. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Michael Altomare
> > '77 Spitfire 1500
> > Kennesaw, GA
> >
>
>
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