david.perl
Well Known Member
hi there. Im looking for some advice please. We did our first brief max power check on the ground to adjust the VP prop. Its an injected IO360 with Hatzell CS prop RV7A.
Ambient temp was 18 degrees centigrade and we had to wait an age for the oil temp to come up and noticed that running the engine at 1400 rpm trying to get the oil warm , the CHT went into the red briefly. (210 degrees centigrade)
Are the RV7's known for hot ground running? the test pilot said i could be caught between a rock and hard place waiting for oil temp to increase and ensuring CHT don't get to high.
Any suggestions or thoughts much appreciated
David
Ambient temp was 18 degrees centigrade and we had to wait an age for the oil temp to come up and noticed that running the engine at 1400 rpm trying to get the oil warm , the CHT went into the red briefly. (210 degrees centigrade)
Are the RV7's known for hot ground running? the test pilot said i could be caught between a rock and hard place waiting for oil temp to increase and ensuring CHT don't get to high.
Any suggestions or thoughts much appreciated
David