MaddMaxx

Thanks everyone for replies. One correction: It's a '76. One confirmation: Kias One more bit of information: 18"@ 2500RPM cruse after a moderate power climb-out from 1400' take-off. This doesn't sound like a 'Mooney issue', but either a combination of maintenance and a pilot new to the airframe. I'll see if I can find a local mechanical that has an opening.

I purchased my first Mooney last October, a '74 J-model, and I'm still getting used to how it operates. This is my first summer with the plane and I've noticed that the oil temperature seems to run high, between the top of the green arc and sometimes tickling the red limit line. I've noticed this at 7500' MSL, 80deg OAT, mixture ROP, cowl flaps open, ~115 IAS. I'm not sure if it's truly running hot and something I need to change my flying style for (are these J-model cowls are tighter than most?) or if the oil temp probe is reading incorrectly (It seems to react normally during warm-up and run-up). Assuming the CHT reads accurate, it stays in the green. Any thoughts?