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@M20F Thanks. Stock cooler location. I suppose it could be the gauge, but I have two: the factory gauge and the G3 Insight. When the G3 is showing near 230, the factory gauge is close to red line. I also had the G3 probe relocated from the front of the engine (read 10 degrees hotter there!) to the same location as the factory gauge. It's really like the cooler just isn't cooling; that's why I want to look at inlet and outlet temps....my gut is telling me there is going to be way less than a 50 degree delta. A loss in delta P across the cooler, as @bfreelove mentioned, would be a very plausible explanation for cooler ineffectiveness.

My first question to the line guy, or the front desk staff, is, "Where can I park my plane so NOBODY moves it?". That's always worked for me.

Not exactly tinting, but I have 'static cling' dark plastic sheets cut to fit the windows. When it's hot I just 'stick' 'em on.

@bfreelove Thank you! That is the kind of 'out of the box' thinking I was hoping for. I NEVER would have thought of that possibility.

Thanks for everyone’s input. Cooler/fins/airflow have been ruled out. Hoses we’re replaced. Vernatherm just replaced with brand new. Temp probe was relocated to factory gauge location. Engine monitor and factory gauge correlate; 220-230 on engine monitor shows a little under redline on factory gauge. Runs those temps in cruise in hot weather. Thanks to @A64Pilot for the delta T info! Is it possible to hook the hoses up incorrectly to the engine? I know there’s a bunch of possible fittings/plugs on the back of the engine.

I've fought high oil temps since I bought my F 5 years ago. Always runs at least 200, and more like 220-230 in the summer! As summer is approaching, I'm becoming motivated once again to find the cause. I have had the oil cooler overhauled by Pacific Oil Coolers, replaced the oil hoses to/from the cooler, and at this year's annual I had the vernatherm replaced...nothing has made a difference. I'm beginning to wonder if there is even flow through the cooler, so I'm about to instrument the inlet and outlet fittings with thermocouples. So, my question is how much delta-T should I observe between the oil going in and oil going out?

Very sorry to hear this. I've been in the lock and cover camp, but I may not have learned my lesson about locking....many years ago (1988) we had a convertible RX-7 and ALWAYS locked it...we woke up one morning to a slit top and missing radio. The radio was cheap compared to the cost of replacing that top!!

I've been happy with the pink Wash-Wax-All, but I think @KB4 is correct: avoiding scratches is more about technique.

I was seconds too late

The MAPA site shows April 29 to May 1. Has it been changed to April 22?

Unless it’s a true cold start(like 5 hours) I use the Don Maxwell hot start procedure: leave the throttle where it was at shutdown (around 1000rpm) , mixture at ICO, crank and slowly advance mixture. I also find opening the oil door is a great way to vent heat if I’m only gone for an hour, or so .

If you've flown for more than an hour and you still have avgas smell...you HAVE a leak.

In California Prop 13 limits the increase in value to 2%/year regardless of actual market prices for as long as you own the house. Tax rate is 1% (plus a bunch of other crap, like bonds) that raises it to more like 1.2% (dependent on location). Thing is, they make certain they raise the value every year, but back in the 1980s property values fell...guess what? They took several years before they got around to lowering the values!! Of course, when values went back up the tax increase was instantaneous. Of course, liberal politicians have been trying for years to repeal Prop 13...they're sniffing around the edges by trying to eliminate it for commercial property, then residential rental property, then ALL property. I suspect they will eventually succeed with at least commercial, and probably residential rental, at some point, I'm afraid.

I think we are in more of a, "Let the FARCE be with you!" situation.

Does the IO360A1A even have a counterweighted crankshaft? I didn't think it did.

I heard it runs on no cost MSHA fuel! MSHA - MooneySpace Hot Air

Coming from China, does withholding information really surprise you?

Sigh. I would want details; I thought that was obvious. Just telling my boss, "I'm working on it and I don't have a clue when I'll get it fixed" would NOT be an acceptable "answer". Maybe I've just had bosses that are too demanding FF's "answer" smacks of "we know about it, don't have a clue what's wrong, and it's so far down our list to fix we may never get to it".

LOL! I really wouldn't recommend that response as an 'answer' when your boss asks.

Yes. I discovered that, as well. I don't find it a good workaround, however, since I don't want the entire iPad locked in one orientation.

Hmm, seems FF doesn't have an answer, either. But, I admit, they were quick to tell me

Wow, really got your feathers ruffled that not everyone agrees with you, huh? Amazing how worrying about how others don't agree with you is "a hill you want to die on!" I read your linked article and my take is, "what a load of crap!" The only 'reason' really stated by the author was, "Students study and learners learn". Seriously??? The author later goes on to posit that "student" is negative as students only learn in a classroom! Guess I had it all wrong as a student...I listened in the classroom and studied elsewhere so that I could LEARN the material. Good grief if this is what today's academics consider 'progress' All of the author's claimed benefits were just a broken record of what the outcome of going to a good school as a student has always amounted to. Zero evidence of how changing from calling students to calling them learners changes success one whit. Utter speculation. Perhaps you should take AdventureD's advice and allow others entitlement to their own opinions rather than claiming we have become infected with some virus that prevents us from agreeing with you!

I swear I used to be able to lock rotation by clicking the 'Lock' symbol in the upper right when I had an approach plate displayed. Now, regardless if if the Lock symbol is highlighted/active or not, the plate rotates rather than remaining locked. I've looked in settings for both Foreflight and the iPad, read the manual, and looked for an answer on their website. Therefore, I sent an inquiry to their support department. Their answer is below. So, if anyone else is having this problem....you are stuck with it! "Hi Mike, Thank you for the PIREP. What you are experiencing is a known issue that we are working to address. We have an internal engineering case to look into this issue further and fix as able. While we don’t have a timeframe for when a fix may be put in place, please know we are working on correcting this. Let us know if there is anything else we can do for you. We're happy to help. Steven Pilot Support Team"

Just piling on… 100ppm is NOT normal. I see under 10 ppm in flight; 0 most of the time. Only time I see more is on the ground and then only if the wind direction is right. You need to hunt this down.