Hank Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 No, the end of the safety wire away from the filter wraps around a nice two-piece metal plug that once-upon-a-time had a tiny little safety wire holder sticking out of it [that broke off well before I met my plane]. So the safery wire is wrapped around it and twisted down. A careless placement let it droop down and touch the base of the fitting during twisting, resulting in a short. Cut it off and re-safetied, careful to keep the wire on the top half above the insulator. No problem. I'm about to do it again, I can take a picture if you want. As soon as I pulled the safety wire off, I turned on the master and the Oil Temp was no longer pegged, so I knew it was the problem. There is, naturally, no picture of the defective tie, but I can always add an arrow to the picture. NOTE: My O-360 with added-on oil filter is probably very different from your engine! The filter is horizontal at the rear of the engine, with maybe 1" clearance between the filter & firewall during removal/install. Screwing the filter down more than doubles the room.
LT4BIRD Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 If in fact your oil really ever got that hot you would see a reduction in oil Pressure. Sometimes Im shocked at how inaccurate these aircraft gadges can be.
Hank Posted March 23, 2011 Report Posted March 23, 2011 Oil pressure and CHT were both fine, but the Oil Temp would peg when the master was turned on, even when the engine had not run for several days.
crxcte Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Posted March 23, 2011 Quote: Hank Oil pressure and CHT were both fine, but the Oil Temp would peg when the master was turned on, even when the engine had not run for several days.
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