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algrajek

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 41
Location: Lexington, Ky

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: Oil temp problems

Listers:

I am seeing real high oil temps on my IO-360, Lycoming in my RV8. In the 

270degree range. I have the 9 row oil cooler mounted on the rear baffle. 

This is a new engine. Any suggestions on what to look for? Better oil cooler 

placement?

Thanks

Al Grajek

RV8

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tomscherder(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: Oil temp problems

Al,

Check to be sure that nothing has clogged your oil cooler intake. We had

high temps in the beginning and found that we had sucked a piece of paper

into the intake. While we had it apart we increased the size of the intake.

Tom

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flyeyes(at)mac.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: Oil temp problems

On Jul 21, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Al Grajek wrote:



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 Listers:

 I am seeing real high oil temps on my IO-360, Lycoming in my RV8.  

 In the 270degree range. I have the 9 row oil cooler mounted on the  

 rear baffle. This is a new engine. Any suggestions on what to look  

 for? Better oil cooler placement?

 Thanks

 Al Grajek

 RV8

Al, this is common on the angle-valved engines.  They just put more  
	


heat into the oil.  I'll send you some photos of my (not original)  

solution off-list, but you can find the same info on doug reeves' site.



James Freeman

RV-8 N9TN, cool oil temps

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klwerner(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: Oil temp problems

270-F.???�� I'd check your Temp Sensor first as  that sounds awfully high for any  installation (especially with a 9 row cooler)!

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chasm711(at)msn.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: Oil temp problems

Someone told me that early cowls had a 2" exhaust opening and that caused 

some problems and this was later changed to a 3" opening.  I also set the 

cooler back from the baffle by 1/2 inch and it's tightly sealed.  Just 

something to check.  My IO360A1B6 with the 9 row cooler and high compression 

pistons rarely gets over 200 degrees (hot day full power climb at less than 

100k IAS for several thousand feet)  Good luck



Paul Schattauer

RV8 808PS

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Subject: Oil temp problems

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:32:45 -0400






Listers:

I am seeing real high oil temps on my IO-360, Lycoming in my RV8. In the 

270degree range. I have the 9 row oil cooler mounted on the rear baffle. 

This is a new engine. Any suggestions on what to look for? Better oil 

cooler placement?

Thanks

Al Grajek

RV8



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martin(at)gbonline.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: Oil temp problems

Al,

I experienced the same problem when my RV8 was new.

Tilt back the Oil cooler approx. 25 degrees.  Make the brackets from 030 or 

040 4130 steel.  This fixed my problem.  1350 hours on this set up.

Dick Martin

RV8 N233M

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