Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.170] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 764484 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:16:55 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.170; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C51E71.98EB1CF7" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system update Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:16:09 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69EC07FF1@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system update Thread-Index: AcUebofvi9cd+ra6THqK8QB9/lH7HwAAtHVg From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C51E71.98EB1CF7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, Sounds like a rational plan. So, how do you go about "inspecting" your evaporator cores for blockage? =20 =20 Mark S. =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 8:54 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system update =20 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. =20 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.. =20 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). {:>) =20 Ed A ------_=_NextPart_001_01C51E71.98EB1CF7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ed,

Sounds like a rational plan.  = So, how do you go about “inspecting” your evaporator cores for = blockage? 

 

Mark = S.

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, = 2005 8:54 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Filterr or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system = update

 

 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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