Oil temp control

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From: Jack Morgan <jmorgan1023 [at] comcast.net>
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Subject: Oil temp control
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:51:39 -0400
To: <lml [at] lancaironline.net>

My understanding is that the oil temp should be kept well into the green to insure the water from the combustion process is evaporated out of the oil. I close off the oil cooler a bit in cruise to insure this.


Jack Morgan

On Aug 12, 2014, at 6:00 AM, Lancair Mailing List <lml [at] lancaironline.net

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From: Bob Rickard <r.rickard [at] rcginc-us.com

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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: High CHTs on #2, TSIO 550
Date: August 11, 2014 at 7:13:23 AM EDT




As a sidebar conversation, I was taught to keep oil temp at 180 in flight through slight adjustment of the oil door.  Typically at level off in low 20's have to close the door a bit to do this.  

I think the theory behind this is to keep a constant oil pressure (48-49 psi in TSIO-550) through constant temperature.

Is this common, or an old wives tale?

Bob R