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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:59:30 -0400
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I like it!!

Ed

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From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 12:45 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.

> Ha ha ha. Excellent suggestion. With my planned Trek theme, perhaps a 
> phaser cannon. ;-)
>
> Sent from my iPhone 4
>
> On Aug 19, 2012, at 10:31 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> I don't suppose you could shorten that end of your oil cooler mount and 
>> raise it up - nah, probably would mess up your ducting to the oil cooler.
>>
>> Just make the bump sexier - like paint what would appear to be a cannon 
>> barrel firing port  on it{:>)
>>
>> Ed
>>
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>> From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:22 AM
>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
>>
>>> I am gonna leave it be. My cooling went from terrible to cant really ask 
>>> for 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
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>>>
>>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:31 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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 major oil flow directly from input port to output port without 
>>>> going through the cooling coils of the oil cooler.
>>>>
>>>> It is likely that you could block the cross feed hole - and remove the 
>>>> thermostat, but I suspect it won't be easy.
>>>>
>>>> Looking at the diagram in the RX-7 manual, it appears that if you could 
>>>> find a threaded plug (undoubtedly metric threads with an hex socket 
>>>> head for inserting Allen wrench and tightening) that would screw up 
>>>> into the thermostat 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 screw  into the hole where the large plug now 
>>>> exists.  I've never looked but I suspect you may have trouble finding 
>>>> such.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the thermostat hole can be plugged but I don't know the 
>>>>> details.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bobby Hughes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 6:57 PM, "Chris Barber" 
>>>>> <cbarber@texasattorney.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could I use this location to run a line to instead of the one on the 
>>>>>> end? It would greatly clean up a plumbing issue I have as currently 
>>>>>> my the port on the end protrudes out of my cowl slightly. If I can 
>>>>>> use this other port I could likely eliminate adding a blister.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>> 2nd gen 13b
>>>>>> 1.6 hrs As of yesterday. Flight five.
>>>>>>
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