---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/23/13: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:53 AM - Water Temp (Trey Moran) 2. 03:13 PM - Re: Water Temp (Larry McFarland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:53:07 AM PST US From: "Trey Moran" Subject: Stratus-List: Water Temp Does anyone use an actual water temperature taken from a sensor on a water hose? Or are you just using the sensor from the block as water temp? I have not flown my plane yet, but ground runs show a higher, and climbing, in-hose temp than the block temp. Trey Moran Kitfox M5 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:13:33 PM PST US From: "Larry McFarland" Subject: RE: Stratus-List: Water Temp Hi Trey, I placed my temp sensor in the hose at the bottom of the firewall and it was good for telling when the thermostat opened. Things would perk along at ambient for a while, then about 5 minutes in, the temps would rise steadily to the thermostat setting. Getting a read higher than the block temp is probably because the thermostat is at the outgoing end of the block and the head sensor is at the other end. I'd rationalize that the water was closer to the hottest area just before the thermostat opened and that was the reading you got. See link, http://www.macsmachine.com/images/subaruengine/small/hose-connector-with-pre ssur.gif Good luck, Larry McFarland From: owner-stratus-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-stratus-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Trey Moran Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:45 AM Subject: Stratus-List: Water Temp Does anyone use an actual water temperature taken from a sensor on a water hose? Or are you just using the sensor from the block as water temp? I have not flown my plane yet, but ground runs show a higher, and climbing, in-hose temp than the block temp. Trey Moran Kitfox M5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message stratus-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Stratus-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/stratus-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/stratus-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.