>Isn't cylinder temp esentially coolant temp, due to the liquid cooled nature
>of the beast?
Dave - as others have already pointed out, there is a time-constant
involved in that relationship, and it also depends on where the
sensor is located in the liquid.
It's interesting to note that in Kitplanes Jan 03 there is an article
describing the Rotax "boot camp" run by Canadian distributors Rotech
Research Canada. The instructor said:
"If the coolant is doing its job, the cylinder-head temps will be
within limits. We monitor CHTs, not coolant temps."
And in passing, the Cranfield PFA Rally review in the same issue of
Kitplanes included a picture with several Europas (I identified
G-BXII, G-DURO, G-PTAG, G-BXDY, G-BVLV or G-BVLH & about 4 others)
and the Europa Club stand in the background. The factory stand is
rather obscured by the Beagle 206 of Key Publishing.
regards
Rowland
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