Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
Drac,
I am a professional Mechanical Engineer and he was correct. The oil is not a significant portion of the heat loss. I could put up some calculations if you want but I doubt that would suffice.
Well, I'm a fitter and turner by trade, spent twenty years as a first class machinist and have been involved in mechanical maintenence industry for 30 years.
From experience, Mechanical Engineer doesn't add much credit or make me feel warm and fuzzy.