The new Evans coolant is supposed to help that problem. Your temps are a
little high but then, it sounds hot down there. When I fly on 90 degree
days, I climb at 100K and that keeps it cooler. I have not yet put in the
Evans stuff but probably will later this summer.
Ken Carpenter
914 Mono
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Seitz" <daseitz@cfl.rr.com>
Subject: Europa-List: Oil and Head temps
>
> Some advise needed from the 914 guys with XS cowls. Took my third flight
> today and my oil temp after leveling out was running at 250 deg F. and
> head
> temp was 220 deg F. The weather is really bad around Florida right now.
> Today the temp was about 95 deg and around 100% humidity. Are these temps
> normal for this heat and humidity. Anyone running in this kind of weather
> that can give me their temps?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dean Seitz
> Kit A284A N284A
> Trigear XS hightop 914 Airmaster CS prop
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