Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:44:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2935612 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:19:15 -0500 Received: from VAIO (sl35.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.51] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 4.0) id 058NW00 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:19:43 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <007801c3dc97$d4d0ec20$3328b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Cc: "Albert Townsend" Subject: Oil temp's on ES X-Original-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:18:34 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3DC65.88FBD940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3DC65.88FBD940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The fellow who bought my last ES is not happy with the oil temp's = he's been seeing lately, particularly on climb-out. (This is with the = normally aspirated IO-550-N.) The oil temp seems to pop up to about 220 = degrees, which he thinks is too high. In cruise, it only comes back to = about 195. He's already jettisoned the door on the oil cooler, but that = didn't make any difference. I know there are quite a few ES drivers who = monitor this list, so how about some feedback on two questions; (1) Are these oil temperatures a problem? (Redline is 240, but 220 = does seem high, no?) (2) Any suggestions for getting them down? We've talked about obvious things like checking the baffling for = tightness. His cylinder head temp's all seem OK. I think he's = considering an after-market, add-on oil cooler, but that seems like an = extreme solution. Ducting more air into the oil cooler box would create = other problems, like ducting it from someplace, increased cooling drag, = and the possibility of robbing cooling air from somewhere else. FYI, on another subject, he's also having trouble with the blade = seals on the MT prop, which have been leaking grease. MT told him they = "didn't do it that way any more," but still want to charge him $600 for = a prop with only about 150 hours on it. This is to remedy what was = obviously a design flaw, which they have corrected. On that same prop, = the spinner I got with it was badly off-center, and the whole assembly = had to be replaced. The factory did send me a new one, but I was still = out of pocket to have a prop shop change it out and re-balance it (total = about $350). Seems like MT warranty back-up ain't all it should be. Jim Cameron Legacy in progress ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3DC65.88FBD940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The fellow who = bought my last ES=20 is not happy with the oil temp's he's been seeing lately, particularly = on=20 climb-out. (This is with the normally aspirated IO-550-N.) = The=20 oil temp seems to pop up to about 220 degrees, which he thinks is too=20 high. In cruise, it only comes back to about 195. He's = already=20 jettisoned the door on the oil cooler, but that didn't make any=20 difference. I know there are quite a few ES drivers who monitor = this list,=20 so how about some feedback on two questions;

(1) Are these = oil=20 temperatures a problem? (Redline is 240, but 220 does seem high,=20 no?)

(2) Any = suggestions for=20 getting them down?

We've talked about = obvious=20 things like checking the baffling for tightness. His cylinder head = temp's=20 all seem OK. I think he's considering an after-market, add-on oil = cooler,=20 but that seems like an extreme solution. Ducting more air into the = oil=20 cooler box would create other problems, like ducting it from someplace,=20 increased cooling drag, and the possibility of robbing cooling air from=20 somewhere else.

FYI, on another = subject, he's=20 also having trouble with the blade seals on the MT prop, which have been = leaking=20 grease. MT told him they "didn't do it that way any more," but = still want=20 to charge him $600 for a prop with only about 150 hours on it. = This is to=20 remedy what was obviously a design flaw, which they have = corrected. On=20 that same prop, the spinner I got with it was badly off-center, and the = whole=20 assembly had to be replaced. The factory did send me a new one, = but I was=20 still out of pocket to have a prop shop change it out and re-balance it = (total=20 about $350). Seems like MT warranty back-up ain't all it should=20 be.

Jim Cameron

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