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Old November 4th, 2007, 21:37   #5
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Default Re: C172 engine overheating question

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Originally Posted by Berkut View Post
We need some more information. What do you mean by "overheating?" Is it the oil, cylinder head, or exhaust gas temperature that's high? How high is it? What are the conditions under which the overheating occurs? Does anything seem to help? Did the problem come on gradually or just appear one day?
The oil temp indicator was always in the middle of the green then one day late in my flight the oil temp needle started creeping into the redline. Every flight after that the needle goes into the redline on climbouts. The only way to stop the needle is to stop the climb, reduce rpm and increase the mixture to full rich.

Most of the time now after engine start-up/run-up the oil temp needle doesent move from full left deflection until I am on take-off roll. I think its time to bring this to the attention of an a&p.
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