X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2383507 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:48:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071012164744.RUPR8967.cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:47:44 +0000 Message-ID: <003d01c80cef$aeb406d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Coolant Flow direction Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:48:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003A_01C80CCE.27705A50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C80CCE.27705A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, I don't have a Renesis, but I would be very, very surprised if it = was any different than the other 13Bs. That means the hot water comes = out of the engine via the thermostat housing and then to the radiator = inlet , flows through the radiator, and then flows back to the inlet = (bottom) side of the water pump. So it sounds like you have it hooked up properly to me. The hot coolant = flow out of your thermostat housing and dumps the hot coolant in at the = top of the radiator and pulls the cooler liquid out the bottom into your = pump. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Bradburry=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Coolant Flow direction Does anyone with a Renesis know for certain the direction of water = flow out of the pump? Does water come out of the engine at the top = outlet (thermostat) or out at the bottom outlet? I have totally confused myself and I am thinking this may be part of = my cooling issues. I have the top hose (thermostat) connected to the = top inlet of the radiator. If this is the cool water inlet to the = engine, it is hooked up backwards and would cause me to suck air from = the radiator. =20 Thanks, Bill B ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C80CCE.27705A50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill, I don't have a Renesis, but I would be = very, very=20 surprised if it was any different than the other 13Bs.  That means = the hot=20 water comes out of the engine via the thermostat housing and then to the = radiator inlet , flows through the radiator, and then flows back to the = inlet=20 (bottom) side of the water pump.
 
So it sounds like you have it hooked up properly = to=20 me.  The hot coolant flow out of your thermostat housing and dumps = the hot=20 coolant in at the top of the radiator and pulls the cooler liquid out = the bottom=20 into your pump.  
 
Ed
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From:=20 Bill=20 Bradburry
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 = 12:12=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Coolant = Flow=20 direction

Does anyone with a = Renesis know=20 for certain the direction of water flow out of the pump?  Does = water come=20 out of the engine at the top outlet (thermostat) or out at the bottom=20 outlet?

I have totally confused = myself and=20 I am thinking this may be part of my cooling issues.  I have the = top hose=20 (thermostat)  connected to the top inlet of the radiator.  = If this=20 is the cool water inlet to the engine, it is hooked up backwards and = would=20 cause me to suck air from the radiator.

 

Thanks,

Bill=20 B

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