[hharney]

Tom

I agree that a call to Continental is a good idea. Of all the vendors out there they are one of the best customer service.

Your oil consumption sounds good and indicates the rings have seated well, as John also commented. I was always told not to baby the new engine on break in but also that you should vary the percent of power some as not to keep it consistent. Sounds like maybe that has been the case.

I would want to see those oil temps higher if it were me and for all you cold weather flyers out there. The only way to achieve good oil temps in this season is cover plates on the oil cooler. I want to see at least 170 but hope to see 185 in the climb. If the oil doesn't reach these temps it will not flash out the moisture, very important in my opinion. What's your thoughts on this guys? I have always had to partially cover my oil coolers in the winter. I even had the cold temp baffles in the cowl and they never worked for me.