I've been following the discussion about too high oil temps. Interesting, but doesn't affect me since I have not experienced that situation, even on a couple of hot days that I flew - pretty rare here in upstate New York anyway.
However - my airplane seems to take for-ev-er to warm up to the required 122 degrees. It's not quite so bad now that summer is here, but in the other three seasons I feel like I am running off half the engine life warming up the plane.
So, I am seeking information about how much improvement others have seen by installing a thermostat in the oil plumbing. Does anyone have some real numbers, like before and after warmup times? I want to make a decision on this before Oshkosh, because if I decide I want a thermostat I will look for the components while out there.
However - my airplane seems to take for-ev-er to warm up to the required 122 degrees. It's not quite so bad now that summer is here, but in the other three seasons I feel like I am running off half the engine life warming up the plane.
So, I am seeking information about how much improvement others have seen by installing a thermostat in the oil plumbing. Does anyone have some real numbers, like before and after warmup times? I want to make a decision on this before Oshkosh, because if I decide I want a thermostat I will look for the components while out there.