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What size hose are you using to feed this cooler? For that matter, what size hose is everybody using? I'm only using 1/2" but my testing with hose only and no cooler indicates that it is not a restriction.

But this cooler comes with AN -12 fittings which is 3/4". Probably necessary for some applications but I think the oil passages in/out of the irons were less than 1/2" so probably not required for our use.

I think I'll pull the Mazda cooler right now and cut an end off of it for an inspection. Depending what I find I might pull the trigger on a new one.

While it's off, I'm really tempted to remove the oil pan and pull out that safety valve. All my hoses are rated at 300psi and the cooler is rated at 200psi. What is an oil filter rated for?

Todd

Todd Bartrim

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 7:37 PM, Charlie England ceengland7@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

Can you down under get stuff with reasonable shipping costs from ebay? How about from Alibaba, the Chinese...not sure what to call it? Ebay? Merchant search engine?

Here's some of what's available from Alibaba, some of which is also available on ebay, through USA merchants.

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=oil+cooler

This design:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/High-Performance-Universal-19-Rows-Auto_298251796.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.83.5cbc67efeJvbkB
is available from CX Racing with almost any number of rows. Tracy is using a 30 row version with his 20B.

https://www.cxracing.com/oil-cooler-kit/OC-248-30-AN8

Just thought I'd throw out the above, for somewhat less pricey alternatives.

Charlie

On 6/24/2018 7:57 PM, Andrew Martin andrew@martinag.com.au wrote:

Sucks being so far away, Summit Racing have that cooler for USD379.05, USD 820.80 airfreighted here.

Think I'll try to find a local core and weld it up myself.

Andrew

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:10 AM, Steven W. Boese SBoese@uwyo.edu <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

Todd,

The oil cooler was Fluidyne DB-30618

Steve Boese

From: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> on behalf of Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 5:31:33 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fluidyne oil cooler

Wow, Steve;
Those pics shout thousands of words, thanks for those. Now you don't happen to have the Fluidyne part number for the model that compares to the Mazda?

If not, I'll figure it out.

Todd

Todd Bartrim

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 3:14 PM, Steven W. Boese SBoese@uwyo.edu <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

Photo of internal construction of Fluidyne oil cooler.

Steve Boese

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