Engine Monitor CHT&EGT

[Eric Tyson]

Anyone have any experiance with these?
I just ordered one, they are proud of them.

https://www.buy-ei.com/Pages/SR-8A/SR-8A_Overview.html

I am rebuilding my engine (C90) and was very lucky that I didn't fall out of the sky.
I have had troubles with cylinders, lifters and case. So I am hoping that this will make it easier to keep an eye on things. I am breaking down and adding a light weight electrical system, starting to get lazy with starting by hand.

Eric

[astjp2]

Re: Engine Monitor CHT&EGT

Eric, they are just extra weight. I bought 4 new ECI cylinders and have had no cylinder problems since. Tim

[shawn coleman]

Re: Engine Monitor CHT&EGT

have an egt and can get by without it but sure is nice to set mixture correctly and know exactly were your at when using short strip etc money well spent i think

[jim cooper]

Re: Engine Monitor CHT&EGT

MOST pilots who fly little engines like 65 hp, thru 90hp. do NOT have EGT'S! They follow simple rule of leaving mixture rich unless above 5000'. I never go above 3000 feet AGL as it seems pointless in Maryland. Waste of time and gas. Better to fly a little rich than burn a valve. In the Mooney, I simply leaned it the normal way but I still ran it a little rich. Alot of small engine aircraft don't even HAVE a mixture control in the cabin. JC