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I agree, trying to fix the problem that isn't
there can be frustrating in the extreme. In Perry's case, I
certainly understand the use of the "Radiator Stop-Leak" if you are out and need
to get home as an "emergency" measure, but on the other hand I don't think a
screen would necessarily have made any difference in his case. Once you
put something like that in your system then you have compromised it to a
degree.
But, then that is what this is all about - some
perceive risks where others do not and hence take a step to alleviate said
risk. However, I can see some folks using a screen and never having a
problem (just like some of us flying have not (at least thus far) had a problem
with gunk in the coolant system) and others using a screen and perhaps getting
flow restriction or stoppage and others (who inspect regularly) showing where a
screen has perhaps stopped gunk from flowing into the radiator..
My personal viewpoint is to minimize the number of
components, but will readily admit to have screens and filters in my fuel line -
so perhaps the having same in the coolant lines is no different (at least in
concept). {:>)
Ed A
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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 9:32
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr or not
to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system update
Ed,
I think you hit the
nail on the head. It likely has a lot to do with how much squeeze-out
one has on mating surfaces coated with RTV. I recall seeing some blobs
of Hylomar in my coolant after doing the rebuild on my 20B. Hopefully,
it isn’t plugging up the radiator. A bore scope would be nice to have to
look down inside my radiator to see if I’m fretting over nothing. I
would hate to waste a lot of effort reworking my cooling system only to have
it turn out to be a partially plugged radiator (like Perry Mick’s
experience). As I see it, the radiator is serving as a filter for the
cooling system.
Mark
S.
Clearly it does
happen, just makes me wonder why it does in some cases and does not in
others.
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