Pietenpol-List: oil & oil temp questions

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:22 pm

Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
The manual for the A-65 engine calls for 40w oil summer and 20w winter. Wouldthere be a problem with running Aeroshell 15w-50? I dont know anything aboutoil science.Also, I have noticed that my oil temp has dropped since air temps are going down.I'm wondering if it might be a good idea to make some baffle plates for coldertemps? I know that running to cold can cause carbon build up and increasethe chance of fouling plugs while making power changes. I'm thinking of acouple of perforated plates that would lay on top of the cylinders, inside theeyebrows. I dont plan on extreme cold flying but it would be nice to get outon good days. Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:22 pm

Original Posted By: Galen Hutcheson
The manual for the A-65 engine calls for 40w oil summer and 20w winter. Wouldthere be a problem with running Aeroshell 15w-50? I dont know anything aboutoil science.Also, I have noticed that my oil temp has dropped since air temps are going down.I'm wondering if it might be a good idea to make some baffle plates for coldertemps? I know that running to cold can cause carbon build up and increasethe chance of fouling plugs while making power changes. I'm thinking of acouple of perforated plates that would lay on top of the cylinders, inside theeyebrows. I dont plan on extreme cold flying but it would be nice to get outon good days. Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:42:46 -0700 (PDT)

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:22 pm

Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hard Wire RiggingCarl,Thats the way we did ours... .080 stainless 304 solid wire from mcMaster-Carr. I have seen lots of Piets done this way. Heres a link to a picof ours.http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoD ... =1959Terry B________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:27 pm

Original Posted By: "Galen Hutcheson"
I should have added that my reason for asking is that I sold my Seneca and have some 15w-50 left over. I'd like to use it up.Dick----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:06 pm

Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: oil & oil temp questionsIn a message dated 10/7/04 6:23:45 PM Central Daylight Time, horzpool(at)goldengate.net writes:>Dick,I have the same concerns. My oil temp hardly gets above 140 on the cooler days. I think that's not hot enough. I'm curious what others have done.When it's below 50, I dress warm, and I can get at least 4 or 5 circuits in the pattern before my body heat is all gone !!Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:34 pm

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ChuckI put in 2.5 hr last Tue at 45 deg. I was mighty cold. My wife was nice enough to make a cover for the front cockpit. I'm going to install cabin heat and remember to throw the long undies into the truck.I'm also remembering to throw in the shotgun in also. The last few times I went to the airport it was too windy to fly, it became a grouse hunting day instead. On the oil thing, I have been running about 140- 150 deg on a 70 deg day. Last week the temp barely came up.Dick----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:27 pm

Original Posted By: Galen Hutcheson

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:46 am

Original Posted By: Larry Nelson

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:18 pm

Original Posted By: Larry Nelson

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:57 am

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: oil & oil temp questionsIn a message dated 10/8/04 11:41:38 AM Central Daylight Time, BARNSTMR(at)aol.com writes:>I will try using duct tape over the hole in front of the J3 fiberglass nose bowl, to see how that affects the temp. I also like the idea of insulating theoil tank, maybe with fiberglass. Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:03:10 -0700

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:33 pm

Original Posted By:
I'll give it a try too. I was running at 140 deg today on a beautiful mid 60's day.Dick N----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:01 pm

Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
Dick,We use Aeroshell 100 50w here in Florida year around. We had the Shellexpert talk to us this year and he said that 15/50 was exactly what you needup in that COLD country of the north. Of course, we don't know anythingabout cold down here but I remember his comments. Go ahead and use it.Went flying for 3 hours today for the first time since the weekly run ofhuricanes. It was nice to have some nice fall weather with blue skys andlow 80s.Ted

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:44 pm

Original Posted By: "Ted Brousseau"
Thanks TedGood to hear you made it thru the hurricanes ok. It's time for the oil change and the weather is changing.Dick----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:05 am

Original Posted By: Galen Hutcheson