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Old 06-13-2011, 03:55 PM
albertaflyer albertaflyer is offline
 
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Default #1 cht reading lower

Hi, I have an o360 and an Mgl Xtreme EFIS to monitor engine parameters. I'm finding that the #1 cylinder CHT is reading about 100 deg. C lower then the rest. I realize that there will be some difference between the four cylinders but the other 3 only very a little compared to the #1. thanks for any info!
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Old 06-14-2011, 01:42 AM
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Exchange CHT-probe with one of the other cylinders and see if the problem follows the probe or stays with the cylinder.
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Old 06-14-2011, 01:56 PM
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That is a great suggestion! We all appreciate clear and simple solutions and recommendations. Damned fine! Thanks from the Force
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:27 AM
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I haven't tried swapping it to another cylinder. I thought maybe something got inside the hole where it threads into and wasn't making proper contact. From what I can see it looks clean. I will try swapping it out. Thanks!
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Old 06-17-2011, 05:09 PM
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Hi, I have an o360 and an Mgl Xtreme EFIS to monitor engine parameters. I'm finding that the #1 cylinder CHT is reading about 100 deg. C lower then the rest. I realize that there will be some difference between the four cylinders but the other 3 only very a little compared to the #1. thanks for any info!
I had a single EGT read much different than the other 3 at ambient temperature and found that I had made a really poor crip on one of the
wires to the probe. A good crimp resolved the problem. Don't know if a
loose connestion could be your problem with the CHT, but it might be worth a look.
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:20 PM
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That's what I don't understand because at ambient temp everything reads the same. I made a mistake on the actual temp difference it's about 50c lower then the other three.
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