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I am prepared for this result but, I would like to make sure there is not something that is holding this temp up and/or keeping the plane in good shape. I do appreciate your sharing your experience with it.

Yes! I forgot to add this to the Original post. The seat was resurfaced, and installed. This was before the JPI Oil T prob was installed so Im not sure of the benefit. However, the position was reported to not have been seated correctly before this was done.

Will do this! I also, will work on the YouTube video posted to look for these air-leaks using a bright light under the dog house and see where light emits. I will grab the JPI EM data and share. Or at least log in flight.

Hi Ragsf15e, Thanks for your suggestions and inquiries. See Below for the current best responses: how are the CHTs at cruise? I will pull the JPI data and provide this How are you leaning? Rich of peak lean of peak, peak? ROP, I am leaning to 1350 EGT's And how much rop or lop? I haven't spent enough time in flight yet to log this but, your giving me reasons! ;-) Do you have the metal “heat shield” on top of the lines to the oil cooler? Yes, please see the picture and tell me what you think. If you have an E model, is yours similar? What about the one behind the oil cooler? See picture. Its open. Are the mags timed correctly, recently checked? I am not sure how to know this, at run up, I get an even mag drop on the RPM's of ~50 RPM's I can see my oil temp go up some as my Surefly advances and my CHTs go up a bit. **raw egt numbers aren’t going to help us much, but CHTs might, what temps are they in climb and cruise? I'll note when I pull the data. Are they relatively even, are the egts relatively even? Relatively. The delta is about 35-40 degrees if memory serves.

All I just want to say thank you for your help, questions & suggestions. I will work to gather this information and get it back to you all over the next week. I will go up and log the information. I also can try to sort out how to log the information from the EM JPI 730 and share my settings.

preface - I am a new mooney Pilot/owner, I may miss some details here but, I can elaborate to my best. I am really hoping to resolve this. I have read several threads on this and I’m not sure if the next steps. Hoping someone may have a similar situation that has been resolved. back ground, I purchased the plane a little over a month ago. Flew the plane and noticed high oil temps on the OEM gauge. I made it up to 10,500 and cruised it back home from AZ to CA. I did notice the gauge was at the top of the oil temp green range most of the flight and added it to my Squawk List to have my mechanic review when I was able. There was no Oil T probe for the JPI 730 at purchase. Outside of that, everything else was fine: EGT’s/CHT’s/Oil Pressure all great. Cowl flaps: open. when I got it home I took it straight to my IA for a through review. We (In order) tested the oil Temp gauge(questionable), tested the oil probe, checked the vernatherm(the seated position was in question by the shop) checked the vernatherm and it opened per the specs, flushed the oil cooler. I was finally able to test fly it after the CA fire Smoke cleared for a day or two, no luck still hot. So I had the JPI 730 oil T prob installed for a check as a backup and sanity check to the analog gauge. I test flew it again. Settings: climb out (120 mph) to 6,500 MSL it got up to 215*. Short Cruise 5-10mins: 2400 rpm 21” MP Oil Temp hovered around 199-205 on the JPI. OAT approximately 75 degrees F today I flew for my Flight Review and some final transition training. We were at 6,500 msl for an hour. While at alt the power settings where at 2400/24” - temps soared to 231*, OAT 67 degrees F. I pulled back to 21” MP opened the colw flaps and left the CHT’s alone as they where at 1375, thereabouts - Oil Temps came back to about 210* Anythoughts on next steps? I looked into the oil cooler relocation STC from LASAR but it states Non-dog house baffles and 1967 and newer so, that’s out. I read this thread in full and tried almost all thanks for your time and help! Vince