Heh...
Quote:3) At a location where the oil that is draining back out of the engine (head or heads) collects and is most likely to indicate max oil temp.
Quote:Anything that's in the pan has seen its way through the engine and is way hot.
Anyways, trying to get to the bottom of all of this mess now that I'm home and have some time to dig into it, I turn to my favorite 'oil spot'

This is a no-bs all tech oil discussion board, pretty neat stuff if you have the time to read.
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Turned up a few tidbits of info
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This was probably the most concrete piece of evidence
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