Eliacim,
I considered also your CHT and EGT arrangement.  Could you send a picture of 
your instrument panel?  It seems the downside is available space as I would 
like to keep the glove box doors in place to keep it looking original as 
possible.  I also thought of removing the cardboard glove box and putting gages 
there, but leaving the doors in place.  Of course, you then have to open the 
door to see the gages.  I heard of someone doing that but using some sort of 
quick release hinge so you could just remove the doors during flight, thus 
while on the ground, still save the original appearance.
Darick

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From: "heavensounds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
I pondered that very same question for a long time, before installing a simple, 
inexpensive Westach CHT setup, with one meter and a switch that selects between 
the 4 cylinders.
I also purchased a similar (4 probes and one meter, with a switch to select the 
cylinder being monitored) Alcor EGT setup, which I have yet to install.
For me, having access to each individual cylinder is important, as a 
troubleshooting and diagnostic aid. Last year I spent 2 months troubleshooting 
a low RPM problem, eventually traced to a broken cam follower on the intake 
valve of cylinder 1. I did not have the CHT setup then, which would have 
quickly pointed to cyl 1 as the source, and saved me a lot of time wasted 
checking elsewhere (carburetor, etc.).
Downside: I found my Westach cylinder CHT selector switch to be sometimes 
intermittent, however it is not expensive to replace.

Eliacim
N87071
61TE & GKY
Texas   

----- Original Message ----- 
From: aflora55 
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] CHT/EGT GAUGES


I just purchased my First Ercoupe N94748, a 1947 415 C/D.
It has a 0 SMOH C-85-12 with the 0-200 STC and new ECI cylinders.
The engine was by Premium Aircraft LLC - Ft. Smith.

I would like to have CHT and EGT gauges installed but find gauges
from under $100 to over $1000, that monitor One cylinder or all
Four cylinders.

What are the correct gauges to install?


 

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