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

posted by  Ron Kwas on  Sun Dec 19 04:27 CST 2004
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Flaps;

I recall reading that the engine temperatures reached in the B18s under some operating conditions (I guess continuous high load), was close to the maximum operating temperature range for the engine oils of the day, so that's why they installed the cooler (which also HEATS the oil immediately after start-up, and allows the engine to reach thermal equilibrium earlier - better for wear and a long engine life...hello Irv!). I guess they installed the oil temp gauge to keep track of everything...and along with the coolant temperature gauge in one package, this made for a unique, vertical styling statement in the stylish instrument cluster of the earlier models...maybe it was kept out of tradition on the later dashboards...

Years ago, when engineers and designers were in charge, they believed in more information and good design...now, with lawyers driving everything in car design, they just have 14 airbags, disclaimers on the GPS screen, a crash data recorder (which will incriminate its own ownwer!) and a "Check Engine" lite...hmmmmm.....

Cheers






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