Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:45:44 -0400
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From: Steve Reeves <sreeves@sc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Cooling Issues
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Thanks for the reply.

At 05:12 PM 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Steve -
>
>More information is needed. What engine do you have?  Engine or remote
>mounted oil cooler?

I have a Lycoming O-320 with a remote mounted cooler (on the firewall).


>Have you had your engine instrumentation checked for accuracy? This is the
>FIRST you should take.

I had this checked at the last annual, supposedly it is reading correctly.


>Is the oil temperature sender mounted in the correct place?

That I am not sure of.  I will have someone check on that, unless you could 
tell me where to look.


>As a trouble shooting method you might try installing temporary probes on
>the inlet and outlet sides of the oil cooler and determine the temperature
>differential.
>

Good idea.


>As an aside I know of a guy with a Piper Dakota (O-540 Lycoming I believe)
>that had chronic high oil temp problems after a factory overhaul. A lot of
>things were tried and I believe that in the end Lycoming replaced the
>engine.
>

I sure hope that's not my case!

Thanks for the info.


>Good luck,
>
>Ted Stanley - A&P-IA
>
>
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