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From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003
9:12 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Howe
oil/water coolers are history
Russell,
Lynn Hanover has recommended Setrab oil coolers to me and
others before, he uses them on his race car.
http://www.setrab.se/setrab.htm
Rick Girard
Hi Rick. Thanks for the message.
I've spent some time thinking about my
options, and have decided to go with an air/oil cooler. I would like to
use one that could overlay the radiator, so I would only need one air inlet for
cooling. I would like to continue flying the current ugly cowl for
now, because I'm just not ready for a complete rebuild of the whole front end
at this point. I may also have to consider moving for work in the near
future, and would like to get the plane flying well enough to fly off the time
in case I need to fly it to a new home (hopefully not).
I do like the Setrab line of
coolers. They offer lots of sizes, and fittings to use any size oil line
you want. I think I'll go ahead and give one of these a
try. Now, the real question. What size should I be looking
at? The best page I've found for sizes and descriptions is:
I'm thinking of something along the lines
of the STD640, 650, or 660. Are these about the right size? Lynn??
Without any real guide for choosing a size, I'll probably go with the largest
one that will fit, and figure on using a thermostat if it's too cool (fat
chance). A large size will also let me think about mounting it on the
back side of the radiator, rather than on the front. That will make
plumbing easier for the time being, and will eventually let me reduce the size
of the radiator to help with cowl beautification.
I'd like to get this cooler on order
Monday, so I can start installing it next weekend. If anyone can take a
quick look at the size choices, I'll be happy to hear all opinions.