Oil change question

I always check copper washers and nuts with a magnet.

I find a lot of them are not really copper.

Whoa....

"Faux" copper for "Faux" Porsches.

Almost seems fitting, no?

Installed the Mainely sump plate w/ drain plug yesterday. Good-looking piece of hardware, although the fins are machined in an orientation that doesn

Felix, the orientation of the fins has no appreciable affect on cooling.. Heat radiates out towards the end of the fins and air flow, regardless of orientation, dissapates the heat.

Almost all of your oil cooling comes via the oil cooler and if you have an external oil cooler that too provides a majority of heat dissapation.

Larry - Thanks for the reply. I do have an external oil cooler and the engine seems to run pretty cool, even in summertime. Now that I have the Mainley dipstick with temp gauge, I'll be able to "calibrate" my dash gauge when summer rolls around. I appreciate your willingness to share your expertise.

Step-stud replacement/fix video for oil sump plate/case interface:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AirheadParts#p/a/u/1/J2VHOSnUPJE

Felix---you have a fine car and I hope you will reconsider driving with us to Carlisle. You won't be alone except for meeting up with me then we drive to Knoxville and stay over there. We usually get dinner with John Hallstrand then a shortish caravan with John to Christiansburg where we meet up with 4-5 additional drivers and stay over---and the next day to Carlisle stopping for lunch and meeting up with 4-5 more cars. Some of these guys are great mechanics too and that adds a little comfort.

It will be a great trip---maybe you can make it.

A shorter one would be "Tail Of The Dragon" in the Fall and that is a hoot. Look at last year's T.O.D. under "Events".

The trips and meeting up with other Speedster club folks is the best part for me and I look forward to these all year----you would too.

Scott