On 28 Jul 2003 14:55:06 +0100, Matthew Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > If ther eis a switch for CHT .. would this be so you can manually > adjust the > > temp if needed? > > No. Cylinder Head Temp is usually used to help you assess the health > of your engine. If it is running too hot it is likely to shorten the > life of the engine. If it is running really hot then it's probably > about to die very soon. IIRC, running lean at high power settings > increases CHT. ...except when running lean-of-peak, where leaning further, lowers CHT further. For details, drop "lean of peak" into the search window in http://flightgear.org/ or for click'ers; 2 oneliner urls: http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=lean+of+peak&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=flightgear.org&safe=images or http://www.google.com/custom?q=%22lean+of+peak%22&sa=Google+Search&cof=AH%3Acenter%3BGL%3A0%3B > Running rich decreases it since there is more fuel to help dissipate > heat. In the context of a racer, CHT is helpful in knowing if you can > push your engine a little harder without blowing it I suppose. > > Then again, I might be totally wrong! -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
