Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #64093
From: Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fluidyne oil cooler
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:57:12 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Just put in an order for one of the Fluidyne's, but it looks like I'll have to do some modification to make this fit, but it shouldn't be too extensive.
About pulling the valve, I was just thinking that since my oil outlet is out of the bottom of the front iron, I could plug this outlet into the front cover completely as Lynn has suggested if I didn't need to have the valve.
  I see that the exit side of this cooler has a bung for a pressure sensor. I think I'll move my pressure sensor down here so that I'll be measuring pressure before the filter the way Mazda intended.

Todd...    too broke to say anything witty.... :(

Todd Bartrim

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 11:11 PM, Andrew Martin andrew@martinag.com.au <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Charlie, thanks for that but just spoke to PWR here, Think they are equivalent to your Fluidyne as the place to go for performance coolers. but still could not give oil flow charts, said too many factors to consider, seems trial & error is only way.
Was advised never to use a stacked plate cooler ( which they also sell) in a rotary, only a matter of time to failure. said stacked plate is much more efficient but they have seen too many fail in rotaries.
AUD600 inc freight for their RX7 replacement so a bit better than an import. but they make them identical config in dual pass but with larger tubes. So now I don't know if to try one as is or order one as single pass to get even lower pressure drop... decisions.

Todd. my oil lines are 5/8.
Why pull the safety valve? unless its opening below about 150 psi I'd leave it alone, not much weight to be saved there.
Andrew







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