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oil temp guage, was wondering what was the rastionale for the volvo decision to have one... 1800 1973

posted by  Phil S. on  Fri Dec 17 06:19 CST 2004
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It's a racing/rallying thing. If you run the engine at high revs and full throttle for extended periods, the oil will get plenty hot. Most 1800S models came with an oil cooler right from the factory. I guess the idea was that you could run the thing on Route 66 at 100 MPH indefinitely, or something.

Sustained 3500-4000 rpm use barely gets the gauge off the peg, of course.






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