Originally Posted by
p3arljam
I will try and get a infrared thermometer today but i can tell you the muffler and engine head were really hot you can't keep your finger on there for more than a second. Also i noticed the aluminum spinner and prop shaft were warm .
Mufflers get bloody hot so thats not a sign necessarily . Warm is ok , hot is when you cant leave your finger on there for a second or 2 . Normally if u have bearing issues u can hear them or there is slop when u grab the prop both sides near the ends and give it a wiggle . Cheers