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From: Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:22:22 +0000
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I am gonna leave it be. My cooling went from terrible to cant really ask fo=
r much better (even if I hope to be able to decrease the size of my big 'ol=
 ugly scoop as I progress). Adding a protective blister/fairing is not too =
big a deal, just would have preferred "better" plumping routes=20

Thanks.=20

Chris

Sent from my iPhone 4

On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:31 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrot=
e:

> If you just remove the oil thermostat in the stock Mazda oil cooler - you=
 will seriously impair your oil cooling ability.  The removal will permit m=
ajor oil flow directly from input port to output port without going through=
 the cooling coils of the oil cooler.
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> It is likely that you could block the cross feed hole - and remove the th=
ermostat, but I suspect it won't be easy.
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> Looking at the diagram in the RX-7 manual, it appears that if you could f=
ind a threaded plug (undoubtedly metric threads with an hex socket head for=
 inserting Allen wrench and tightening) that would screw up into the thermo=
stat hole - you could block the oil cross feed.  Then you would, of course =
need to block the normal outlet port and find an oil fitting that will scre=
w  into the hole where the large plug now exists.  I've never looked but I =
suspect you may have trouble finding such.
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> Good luck
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> Ed
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> From: "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:17 PM
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
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>> Chris
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>> I think the thermostat hole can be plugged but I don't know the details.
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>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 6:57 PM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net> =
wrote:
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>>> On the standard Mazda oil cooler there is a port next to and 90 degrees=
 off from the port on the end of the cooler. What is this port for?  There =
is a large hex topped bolt in the hole.
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>>> Could I use this location to run a line to instead of the one on the en=
d? It would greatly clean up a plumbing issue I have as currently my the po=
rt on the end protrudes out of my cowl slightly. If I can use this other po=
rt I could likely eliminate adding a blister.
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>>> Thanks.
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>>> Chris
>>> 2nd gen 13b
>>> 1.6 hrs As of yesterday. Flight five.
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>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
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