X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f187.google.com ([209.85.221.187] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3836239 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:54:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.221.187; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by qyk17 with SMTP id 17so14641qyk.7 for ; Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:54:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=IMZLx/5Dnki+SENUYL/fyVJmgh0eb9HDtJNxOvu7RnI=; b=WdjIORZjL47s0mo/5FYkrbCwlCEw/ALg42SIpZqp1v3S2Qi8rGIY8fpTckOiIdaLWw 14oR8KKK54SLfRXVnhbd97JLCIexq3z7PN62fXGDmmx/ZbnYjkviU3pvwlHx6RhJsZfn rHlQQZ6skraoE4B2i0TsCxWPgwOTRZm8Ap3Wo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=xlTaF4KEqmkeHIV9CkYIpOCNnV0BKGbMs3V9090kSxtrauwhq1QemMCzDlg7IlGYcY X0pCVSo7hkUuPhVfRerondPrx0Rl5RK3ilt+Rz0EJAMl64tDUDRac0oBA89KeyVxfNDP xhPDIGXIysyAWf3odwYOHRBtbFJyPgDwlrOm0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.61.143 with SMTP id t15mr7273229qah.225.1252068468831; Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:47:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:47:48 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: a3c4c184ee33defc Message-ID: <1b4b137c0909040547g607d85fawb02c50e062ed5e5@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] renesis radiator design From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0014851f1ef651b7720472bfe8aa --0014851f1ef651b7720472bfe8aa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Always a thousand opinions on this. I'd say you want a -4 line from the front (rear in car) sidehousing (Mazda knew what was right so use the port that is already there) to the higher port (not the overflow) on the filler/expansion tank. Us a -6 or so line from bottom port on exp. tank to the pump outlet or highest point in cooling system. If the tank is the only filler point it is kind of a pain to fill the system but after that it's no problem. Keep tank 1/2 full when cold. Schrader valve use without opening the cowl? Why? Tracy On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:15 AM, kevin lane wrote: > I am finally getting to the radiator plumbing and want to confirm what > I'm about to do. I have a single, custom radiator on the cool side of the > engine. I plan to run dash 16 lines from it to the inlet/outlet of the > water pump. "T'd" into one of these lines will be a what, dash 4,6(?), line > from the bottom of the fill tank(1.5qts), which will also have a small line > to an overflow tank. does the fill tank "T" to the pump input or output > line? for clarity, are we calling the output the top or bottom port? > it was mentioned that I may get by without a swirl pot, however, I will > need a small (-4?) line for air bubbles tapped from the top of the water > pump back to the fill tank, as well as a line from the high point of the > radiator back to the fill tank, both of these entering the fill tank above > the fluid level line. am I missing anything? can the water pump and > radiator air bubble line "T" together before entering the fill tank? is > there an air bubble line needed off the rotor housings? if I install a > Schrader valve to pressurize the system, does it matter where? [ I suppose > somewhere that doesn't involve removing the cowling]. kevin [gave up > finding a plug for the oil pressure sender, must be 10mm x 1.25 threads? > 10mm x 1 doesn't feel right, and just screwed it back in.] > --0014851f1ef651b7720472bfe8aa Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Always a thousand opinions on this.=A0

I'd say you want a -4 li= ne from the front (rear in car) sidehousing (Mazda knew what was right so u= se the port that is already there) to the higher port (not the overflow) on= the filler/expansion tank.=A0 Us a -6 or so line from bottom port on exp. = tank to the pump outlet or highest point in cooling system.=A0 If the tank = is the only filler point it is kind of a pain to fill the system but after = that it's no problem.=A0 Keep tank 1/2 full when cold.

Schrader valve use without opening the cowl?=A0=A0 Why?

Tracy
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:15 AM, kevin lane= <n3773@comcast.n= et> wrote:
I am finally getting to the radiator plum= bing=20 and want to confirm what I'm about to do.=A0 I have a single, custom ra= diator=20 on the cool side of the engine.=A0 I plan to run dash 16 lines from it to t= he=20 inlet/outlet of the water pump.=A0 "T'd" into one of these li= nes will be a=20 what, dash 4,6(?), line from the bottom of the fill tank(1.5qts), which wil= l=20 also have a small line to an overflow tank.=A0 does the fill tank "T&q= uot; to the=20 pump input or output line? for clarity, are we calling the output the top o= r=20 bottom port?
it was mentioned that I may get by withou= t a=20 swirl pot, however, I will need a small (-4?) line for air bubbles tapped f= rom=20 the top of the water pump back to the fill tank, as well as a line from the= high=20 point of the radiator back to the fill tank, both of these entering the fil= l=20 tank above the fluid level line.=A0 am I missing anything?=A0=A0 can=20 the water pump and radiator air bubble line "T" together before e= ntering the=20 fill tank?=A0 is there an air bubble line needed off the rotor=20 housings?=A0 if I install a Schrader valve to pressurize the system, does i= t=20 matter where? [ I suppose somewhere that doesn't involve removing the= =20 cowling].=A0=A0=A0 kevin [gave up finding a plug for the oil pressure=20 sender, must be 10mm x 1.25 threads? 10mm x 1 doesn't feel right, and j= ust=20 screwed it back in.]

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