Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #58060
From: Bobby J. Hughes <bhughes@qnsi.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: High EGTs
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:34:33 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I didn't note any EGT difference between the Hushpower and DNA mufflers. Or the modified Renesis exhaust manifold and my newer lightweight version with swept pipes on the shared port and front rotor.  I am using a wideband O2 so I may be setting f/a mixture more accurately. Mark's muffler was a tangential sitting very close to the engine. He did note higher EGT,s than with his previous and current muffler.

Bobby

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On May 15, 2012, at 10:38 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Mark,

Now you have gotten me concerned!  I changed the muffler and that didn’t seem to have any effect on the EGTs, so I don’t think that is the cause, but I don’t want to damage any orings.  What were the temps you were seeing when the orings were damaged?

 

Bill

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:18 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: High EGTs

 

Brian, 

 

I had high EGT's at one time.  Turns out it was due to an overly restrictive muffler.  The high EGT's damaged the o-rings resulting in an engine overhaul.  Could this possibly be at the root of your high EGT readings?

 

Mark S.

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:51 PM, <bktrub@aol.com> wrote:

My engine is now running just the way it should, temps were 180 or lower on a 75 degree day, but my EGTs have always been high, really high- above 1800 almost all the time. I think it may be a calibration issue. My egt sensors are about 3 inches downstream of the exhaust ports, and I am using Tracy's EM2, calibrated at the stock settings. When the engine is stone cold, the egt's read about 230 degrees, which I assume is normal because the sensors are meant to operate at a much higher temperature. Any thoughts?

 

Brian Trubee

 

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