REFLECTOR: Franklin Oil Pressure

[Michael Watson]

John,

Double check the ground points on both oil temp and pressure sending
units. Twice had intermittent readings due to loose ground.

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mike.  That helps a lot.  Looks like I'm in the same ballpark.  One
> time during cruise last Feb the pressure went down to 30 and then back up
> which prompted me to add the washers.  Now it's looking like it might be the
> pressure sensor.
>
> John
>
> Michael Watson wrote:
>
> John,
>
> In flight Oil temp 195 F /91 C  24 inHG 2550 RPM  I'm showing 46 psi.
> I have the stiffer spring and 5/8 insulated oil lines. I am taking oil
> pressure
> from position 7.1 and oil temperature from position 7.2.
>
> On ground OAT 89 F / 32 C 900 RPM oil temp 110 F /43 C just before
> takeoff, oil pressure reads 38 psi increases to 53psi mid takeoff roll.
> After
> that point , eyes out the window no more monitoring, sorry : )
>
> Hopes this helps.
>
>   On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com>wrote:
>>
>> I removed the 3 washers behind the bypass spring.  My oil temp was 9 C
>> lower.  The OAT was 7 F lower than the other day that I'm comparing the
>> pressure to.  At an oil temp of 88 C, my oil pressure was 50 psig.  I'd
>> like to have some pressure/temp data from other Franklins to compare to.
>>
>> John
>>
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