[Diy_efi] Using oil temp for eng temp on ait cooled bikes

[Ron Schroeder]

Hi Sid,

A lot depends on how much oil flows thru the head and how much oil you are
heating up.  I don't have any experience with motorcycles but all of my
experience with air cooled engines shows the head temp to be better than oil
if you can mount the sensor to the bulk of the head, not out on a fin.  I
mounted my sensor right next to one of the studs holding the head on my
engine.

Ron Schroeder
WD8CDH
day 631 344-4561
nite 631 286-5677
'73 710M Pinzgauer, slant 4 aircooled

----- Original Message -----
From: <Sid.Young at qml.com.au>
To: <megasquirt at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:46 PM
Subject: [Diy_efi] Using oil temp for eng temp on ait cooled bikes


> On an air cooled motorcycle, would it be more accurate to measure the oil
> temp as an indicator of the engine temp or physically mount the sensor
into
> the cylinder head fins to get a better/more accurate temp. for EFI
> calculations?
>
>
> Sid Young
> Brisbane
> Australia
>

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