Finn Lassen wrote:

One of my two $26 Westach probes broke after maybe 30 hours and the
other seems to be on the way out.

Does anybody have experience with the Alcor probes sold by AirCraft
Spruce for $59? Will they last more than twice as long as the Westachs?

Note: due to my muffler/exhaust design, the probes are located only 2.5"
from the engine.

Finn

Yvon Cournoyer wrote:

I have used the Westach EGTs since 1990 and they burn out regularly.
It seems the closer they are to the engine the faster they will burn out.  I
do not remember them going more that 50 hours or so.
Recently I have used the shorter tip probes and installed farther from the
engine wall. They are holding up so far, -but not many hours yet
Yvon.- 

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