X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1094462 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 May 2006 10:08:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=BMears9413@aol.com Received: from BMears9413@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.3f2.19ccd5e (15876) for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 10:08:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from FWM-R13 (fwm-r13.webmail.aol.com [152.163.211.141]) by air-id07.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILINID73-3e04445cadc320c; Sat, 06 May 2006 10:08:03 -0400 Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 10:08:19 -0400 Message-Id: <8C83F2DA99613F8-1548-1049@FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com> From: bmears9413@aol.com References: Received: from 65.182.71.8 by FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com (152.163.211.141) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sat, 06 May 2006 10:08:19 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 17385 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: oil cooler lines Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C83F2DA968C724_1548_10CB_FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 152.163.211.141 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MailBlocks_8C83F2DA968C724_1548_10CB_FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Weight for one thing. I'll be using steel braided line. Plus I was afraid of too much volume and the oil not flowing well with that much distance. Bob Mears -----Original Message----- From: Bob White To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, 5 May 2006 20:44:47 -0600 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: oil cooler lines Hi Bob, Why did you reduce them? If you were using a longer line, I would think you would want to make them larger if anything. Bob W. On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:01:12 EDT BMears9413@aol.com wrote: > I'm running two oil coolers in the Spitfire. Due to the lengthe of the lines > and volume of the two coolers I reduced my oil lines to AN8 (I think stock > they were 10?) Now, before I close everything up I'm having second guessing. My > total line length will be around 12'. I had planned on running the lines to one > oil cooler, then the other, then back to the motor. > Any comments? > > Bob Mears > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (first engine start 1/7/06) Custom Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/ -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ----------MailBlocks_8C83F2DA968C724_1548_10CB_FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Weight for one thing. I'll be using steel braided line. Plus I was afraid of too much volume and the oil not flowing well with that much distance.
Bob Mears 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, 5 May 2006 20:44:47 -0600
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: oil cooler lines

Hi Bob,

Why did you reduce them?  If you were using a longer line, I would think
you would want to make them larger if anything.

Bob W.

On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:01:12 EDT
BMears9413@aol.com wrote:

> I'm running two oil coolers in the Spitfire. Due to the lengthe of the lines 
> and volume of the two coolers I reduced my oil lines to AN8 (I think stock 
> they were 10?) Now, before I close everything up I'm having second guessing. 
My 
> total line length will be around 12'. I had planned on running the lines to 
one 
> oil cooler, then the other, then back to the motor.
> Any comments?
> 
> Bob Mears
> 


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