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> Head temps, HOT, difference between 1 and 3
yarin
post Apr 15 2007, 07:46 AM
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I've got two of the VDO spark plug type head temp sensors. One on cyl 1 and one on cyl 3. I know that cyl 3 is the hottest, but i'm seeing differences of ballpark 30-40 degrees between the two. From the drivers seat I can't accurately read the gauges, so i'm going to move the gauges somewhere else and see how hot the temps get.

On the track the #1 cyl gets to about 365F. The #3 gets hot, unconfortably hot for me. I thinking around 400. I tried retarding timing 5-6 degrees total, didn't seem to make a difference.

A little history: the PO was doing a hill climb and literally melted the right side of the engine (cyl 3 side). He had the head rebuilt and slapped it back together. Before I converted to megasquirt the carbs had all this metal crap (aluminum maybe) welded to the inside of the butterfly valves. I'm thinking this head really had a melt down.

#3 always run hotter than #1, even at idle. I'm going check reading on my stock injection head temp sensor and see what Megasquirt says.

It was bugging the shit out of me at the track. I kept looking over instead of concentrating on the course.

Thanks


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yarin   Head temps, HOT   Apr 15 2007, 07:46 AM
41ghost   pesonally i do not think that the vdo works yery w...   Apr 15 2007, 07:59 AM
Jake Raby   The stock cooling system has imbalance issues betw...   Apr 15 2007, 10:41 AM
BMXerror   Well, is anyone going to ask it? I know this will ...   Apr 15 2007, 11:06 AM
Dave_Darling   Is there a factory spec for "don't get o...   Apr 15 2007, 09:29 PM
41ghost   when i say the temp fluxuates up and down to a poi...   Apr 15 2007, 11:31 AM
yarin   when i say the temp fluxuates up and down to a po...   Apr 15 2007, 11:45 AM
bperry   Also, aren't there 2 different VDO sensor/gaug...   Apr 15 2007, 11:53 AM
Jake Raby   The following temps are based on the readings I ha...   Apr 15 2007, 12:11 PM
41ghost   very usefull info , thanks again jake.   Apr 15 2007, 12:18 PM
computers4kids   The following temps are based on the readings I h...   Apr 15 2007, 12:41 PM
Brando   This question might seem counter-productive, but a...   Apr 15 2007, 12:52 PM
Jake Raby   The stock system is not bad, WHEN IT IS SET UP PRO...   Apr 15 2007, 06:50 PM
41ghost   does it help for cooling to change your 914 engine...   Apr 15 2007, 06:55 PM
Bleyseng   It helps to remove the rain tray by 10-20F on the ...   Apr 15 2007, 07:44 PM
Twystd1   Then there is the question of accuracy of the VDO ...   Apr 15 2007, 08:17 PM
yarin   Exactly... both visual resolution and accuracy. ...   Apr 15 2007, 10:32 PM
bd1308   i have one....works great!   Apr 15 2007, 10:54 PM
Jake Raby   The VDO is not the best instrument for total accur...   Apr 16 2007, 06:22 AM
Joe Ricard   Yarin, you can always back up your VDO gauges with...   Apr 16 2007, 06:51 AM
yarin   Yarin, you can always back up your VDO gauges wit...   Apr 16 2007, 10:40 AM
yarin   I got my gauge. Slight problem.... The spark plug...   May 10 2007, 05:49 PM
toon1   I got my gauge. Slight problem.... The spark plu...   May 10 2007, 05:59 PM
ptravnic   Yarin - As for being able to see both gauges at th...   May 10 2007, 08:57 PM
yarin   Yarin - As for being able to see both gauges at t...   May 10 2007, 09:46 PM
yarin   I emailed tech support, got this response: ...   May 11 2007, 10:10 AM


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