I'm also interested in how oil temp tracks with CHT. I know there will
be a lag, and oil temp responds more slowly so that sudden CHT peaks
might never be seen. Beyond that, my strategy is to keep the oil below
235F.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
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On 1/25/2007 5:38 AM Jake Beaulieu wrote:
> So what are the symptoms of a popped valve seat on an air cooled engine?
>
> For those of you that have both an oil temp gauge and an cylinder head
> temp (CHT) gauge installed on an air cooled motor; do the temperatures
> track eachother closely?  Some argue that the oil temp should be kept
> below 225, if my oil temp gauge never exceeds this limit does that pretty
> much guarntee that the cylinder head never exceeds, say 400.  Or can the
> CHT be too high while the oil remains at an acceptable temp, or vice versa
> for that matter?
>
> jake
> 82 AC Westy
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