Small trips around town is no good for engines during winters. Engines doesn't get to working temp. even with front cover on the grill. Not that it matters much, however would anybody know if certain oils are more prone allowing water to condens?
I have a friend covering the oil cooler completely during winter to reach working temp. on small trips? Not a bad idea, I think.

Yes,
that's a very good idea, as having the engine oil heavily laced with an emulsion of water & oil isn't going to do it much good.

If it stays this cold ( -18 C in Yorkshire on Monday night, with daytime temperatures struggling to go higher than -5 C) I'll be blocking the back of the oil cooler with some plastic card.
Iirc, that's common practice for those hardy souls in Finland, Norway & Sweden who use their A series cars in the depths of Winter.

I guess EirikJ will confirm or refute that plan...


ken

I'm going to block the front of the oil cooler instead of the back. If the front is expossed it may not be enough to raise the temp. Yes the air flow is removed but the fan is still pushing ice cold air against the front of the oil cooler. Having the front blocked, the oil cooler is sheltered from the fan.

Found the reference, from the organisers of Raid Laponie.
< http://www.sitruuna.com/654321/ukk.html >


2CV preparation: Do you advice us to put the covering for the oil cooler in Finland only?

IF YOU HAVE AN OIL THERMOMETER, YOU CAN CONTROL THE HEAT.
NORMALLY YOU CAN COVER THE COOLER ALREADY IN + 5.

IF YOU MAKE A THIN PLASTIC PLATE THAT CAN BE SLIDED BEHIND THE COOLER, IT CAN BE EASILY REMOVED/REMOUNTED ANYTIME.

We just did a weekend round trip of about 700kms in 30+ Centigrade temps (eat your heart out...).
My interest is in fitting an oil temp & pressure gauge for the higher end of the temperature spectrum to this discussion, but is there a "best" location on the motor where it can be tapped into?

And don't mention the cricket!

could some sort of system be developed maybe to block 1/2 / 1/4 fully leaving the other bit to be colder??

ive never really thought anything of it as i generally do 10 mile trips at a time..

half a thin plastic plate?

i meant that forgot to say, but i also meant depending on the tempriture,

Fit one of THESE, use it to run your oil cooler, fir a transfer pipe between the original cooler oil lines: look at this thread
Oil will not run through the cooler until it reaches temperature, something like starts to open at 70degrees fully open at 80degrees.


Harley

speak to Chris Stuart 2cv owner in Perth

a well set up 2cv with the timing set up properly and good petrol will happily run at temperatures up to 40+C without the need for extra coolers and the like

unless your doing something mental like driving axle deep in bull dust in 1st gear

Sean
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