Return-Path: Received: from seraph2.grc.nasa.gov ([128.156.10.11] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 151631 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:22:18 -0400 Received: from lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov (lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.112.33]) by seraph2.grc.nasa.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1226F68991 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:21:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from manihi.grc.nasa.gov (manihi.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.112.36]) by lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov (NASA GRC TCPD 8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5ECLmRP014883 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:21:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GR7700002171.lerc.nasa.gov (gr7700002171.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.139.35]) by manihi.grc.nasa.gov (NASA GRC TCPD 8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5ECLl8W029853; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:21:47 -0400 (EDT) X-Info: ODIN / NASA Glenn Research Center Message-Id: <5.1.1.5.2.20040614081748.017f83b8@popserve.lerc.nasa.gov> X-Sender: scberki@popserve.lerc.nasa.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:21:45 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Joseph M Berki Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling Oil Cc: "Rotary motors in aircraft" In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Ed, Yes, I was looking at using two of the third gen coolers I think John Slade is running them but only found one on Mazda parts web site. After the strakes are done I plan to work on the scoop for the evaporator cores while the plane is upside down. This might be a good time to do the oil cooler also. Joe At 07:57 AM 6/14/2004 -0400, Ed Anderson wrote: >Joe, > > Early on, Lou Ross send me an A/C core with AN fittings for use as an >Oil cooler. I never tried it, seeing as how I figured the oil had more >viscosity than water, my concern was about the small cross channels in the >core and whether it would handle the flow. I did try one of Earl's oil >coolers and was unsuccessful, but to be fair, it could have been the >location (12" from Firewall), but my (and others) success with the stock oil >cooler make it hard to beat. > > >The 93RX-7 and later, has two smaller oil coolers that might be more >amenable to your physical space constraints. I never had one, so don't know >their dimensions, but you might check it out. > >Ed > > >Ed Anderson >RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered >Matthews, NC >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph M Berki" >To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 7:35 AM >Subject: [FlyRotary] Cooling Oil > > > > Thanks Ed and Al for the discussion on cooling oil. I was trying to > > determine which oil cooler touse for the 13B. The Mazda unit has a good > > track record but will not fit in the Limo EZ cowl. I was hoping that a AC > > type cooler would work but it might be easier to modify the Mazda unit. >Thanks > > > > Joe Berki > > > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html