RE: engine head temp
Recently I replaced a stuck ring in an old engine. Although the engine runs good and the high needle is set at 700 rpm off peak the engine often smells hot. Measuring the head or cylinder base temperature against another similar size engine might provide another small piece of data to judge the tuning.
The engine is being run in reverse pusher configuration and a temperature comparison running in reverse tractor configuration might also yield interesting information.
I need another test instrument.
Bill