Very good logic but I'm failing valves.....not pistons. And not due
to heat. Jack: No, of course not. On the EGT question, I'm just
trying to find out what others are experiencing.
Skip
At 01:39 PM 10/1/2008, you wrote:
>Skip,
>
>RE: 1750F EGT
>
>My engineering book shows that the melting temperature of Aluminum
>(ie. pistons) is 1250F
>Iconnel is 2450F
>Stainless Steel is 2750F
>
>I think I'd worry more about the pistons than the valves.
>
>I know the pistons are an alloy of Aluminun, but still.....
>
>JG
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