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Brewster Minton
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Pyrometer/Flowscan together

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I have the yanmar lp6s 315hp in my 31. I have pyrometers and flow scans on both engines. I saw the port engine was using more fuel and the pyrometer was a little bit hotter. I checked everything. Twice. Then I cleaned the air cleaner foam thing because it looked a little dirty.Bam!! It was the cause of the problem. My other guages did not show anything was going on. The engine was straining, but without the pyrometer or flow scan I would have never looked for anything. I can also tell the second I need to change filters because it can be seen in the change on the flow scan. I now think that these are most important and a must have. If you can afford to get them do it. This is what I think.
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I tried google but I still can't figure out what exactly a pyrometer measures (?).
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Post by In Memory of Vicroy »

EGT or Exhaust Gas Temp. Hotter it is, the leaner the engine is running. Standard equipment on most piston engine airplanes. Cummins 6BTAs run about 900 degrees. Very valuable info.

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Post by STraenkle »

Steve:

Generally refered to (in this instance) as EGT or Exhaust Gas Temperature. Just one of several ways to measure how hot the exhaust gas is coming from the engine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrometer
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UV beat me to again.....
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Post by Kevin »

Another must have in my opinion is a boost guage. Anything supercharged or turbo charged should have a boost gauge. In gas motor application the fuel pressure is a must have too when under boost. Kevin
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Post by Bruce »

Brewster,
More fuel usage and lack of air equals a rich conditon and should read lower on the pyro's.
You should have been showing black smoke out the back.

A lean running condition would produce a hotter exhaust.
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Post by Brewster Minton »

Bruce I did not notice the black smoke but it was ruff. Im not sure that it did not get the air. I think it still got the air, just the fuel pump, because it was harder to get that air, responded by pumping more fuel; thus, the hotter temp on the pyros but I do not know about this stuff like you do.
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