Kevin, temperature probes as per Mark’s comments … plus that large fitting [plug?] underneath one end of stock oil cooler houses a thermostat which allows
oil to bypass cooler when <160F and to flow through the cooler when >160F … I think you will want to keep the thermostat.
I no longer have the stock oil cooler but wish I still had that thermostat.
Jeff
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 7:19 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water temp probe
I think you want to measure the temp of the coolant as it exits the engine. That way you know how close you are to your upper operating limit. If you have a second input, you can measure the temps after the radiator.
Oil temps are just the opposite... measure temps after oil has been through the cooler and is entering the engine.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:52 AM, kevin lane <n3773@comcast.net> wrote:
in looking for a place to mount a water temp probe I realized my radiator has a drain plug fitting on the bottom of one of the end tanks that could work. that portion of the tank has cooled water
about to return to the pump. does it matter if I monitor the before or after radiator temps? the engine sees both, right?
same question as to the oil temp probe. the stock oil cooler has a large fitting [plug?] underneath of one end tank, not sure of its usage. also have an extra plug in the oil pan [out the side]
which might work [?] told that originally had a oil level sender unit in there. kevin