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Are you allowed to say Christmas anymore?? LOL....I was thinking about taking my family up at night to see the Christmas lights this weekend. Good luck in your search....regardless you will be flying and that is always fun :0)

Welcome JimO, Well written first post. Best regards, -a-

First, congrats on installing the EDM-700 monitor. An all-cylinder engine analiizer is inarguably THE best investment an owner can make to monitor and prolong engine life by dealing proactively when things don't look right.... like now. A monitor with the fuel flow option is particularly helpful for troubleshooting from the captured traces upon download, hope you have the FF option. As to your CHT issue (anything over 400df is WAY too much); since baffling issues and my agreed recommendation to use full power during TO & climb have already been discussed, lets look for some clues within the engine setup, starting with fuel flow (gph). Specifically, during TO & climb at fulll power, what are your EGTs and FF? By rule of thumb, FF should be rich enough so EGTs settle in the neighborhood of <1300df for adequate internal cooling. Second, and very importantly, do you know for sure that magneto timing is set to spec? Advanced timing causes higher internal cylinder presssure (hence higher CHT). Ironically, an inverse symptom of that condition is lower EGTs. Definately worth checking those things out!

Read Bob Kromer's article on climbing a C model (MAPA LOG). His council makes sense to me...

Someone who is willing to invest over time might find this plane is the way to go. If you redo the engine and begin a steady update process when budget permits, it might allow someone on a fixed budget to get into a long body. It has a 530 which is a plus, the rest of the stack is okay but your will want more current stuff over time.