Hello guys,
I am flying an RV-9 with a Dynon D100/D120 combination. Engine is a Lycoming O-320. EGT and CHT seem to fluctuate a little but what really bothers me is a dramatic increase in oil temperature whenever I switch on the lights of the plane. It's equipped with strobes, nav-lights, a landing light and a taxi light (yes... you can't miss it) and whenever I switch on any of these lights, the oil temperature rises. When coming in to land, fully lighted up on final, the oil temp goes out the roof, well above redline.
It's most likely a grounding thing but before I start working on it, I would really appreciate pointers in which direction to look..
Anyone out there with similar problems and how did you fix it ?
Thanks !!
I am flying an RV-9 with a Dynon D100/D120 combination. Engine is a Lycoming O-320. EGT and CHT seem to fluctuate a little but what really bothers me is a dramatic increase in oil temperature whenever I switch on the lights of the plane. It's equipped with strobes, nav-lights, a landing light and a taxi light (yes... you can't miss it) and whenever I switch on any of these lights, the oil temperature rises. When coming in to land, fully lighted up on final, the oil temp goes out the roof, well above redline.
It's most likely a grounding thing but before I start working on it, I would really appreciate pointers in which direction to look..
Anyone out there with similar problems and how did you fix it ?
Thanks !!
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