Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #46403
From: Bob White <bob@bob-white.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Water temps
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:39:33 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Hi Tracy,

What limit do you set for that temp, or what temp do you see when
water temp is at the limit?

Bob W.

On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:23:52 -0400
Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com> wrote:

> This is just an educated guess but to see if the critical engine temperature
> has been exceeded you might want to measure the temp of the rear rotor
> housing close to a sparkplug.  I use a thermocouple at the knock sensor boss
> to do this.
>
> Coolant temp at the pump housing is pretty useless for this since it depends
> on coolant to be circulating to measure.  Otherwise it is just measuring
> steam.
>
> Tracy Crook
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:57 PM, George Lendich <lendich@aanet.com.au>wrote:
>
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