Rino
and Group:
I’m
curious about the comments with regards to the cold engine … are you
more concerned about oil or water temp?
Lynn
has posted several times that oil temperatures ABOVE 160F rob power from the
rotary, so that should mean oil temps below 160F are a good
thing.
How
low is too low?
On
my last flight the oil temp was about 135F in cruise … with synthetic or
multi-viscosity oil (15W50 for example), low oil temps should not be
problem.
Jeff
Rino
posted:
How long do the
sparkplugs should last on the Renesis engine.
My engine is
starting to run rough and I suspect the plugs.
I have to say that
it is also running too cold, it goes down to about 160 F (oil and water)
when coming in for a landing which is usually 3500 rpm. I have the NGK
iridium plugs, lead RE7C and trail RE9B.
I am trying to warm
up by blocking the radiators at the moment. OAT between 30 and 40
F.
I will have to
build shutters to control the engine temp.
Last month the
engine was too hot, now it is too cold. I did modify the air ducts and
change the oil rad for the original RX7 rad.
Rino
Lacombe
Renesis powered
Glass Goose