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Old 01-12-2013, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cdavisdb View Post
If he puts anything but paint on the oil pan, make sure he has water cooling in his oil system. Almost anything put on the oil pan acts like insulation and keeps the oil from cooling down properly. Adding an oil temp gauge is easy and can save him an engine.
Connor makes a good point about oil cooling, given how hard marine engines work. Aluminum conducts heat over 3X better than steel, so I think I'd vote for an aluminum pan with some good epoxy paint on it! Denny
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