X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:05:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vbn.0012384.lodgenet.net ([65.90.122.226] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTP id 1417289 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:45:39 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.90.122.226; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net Received: from [216.140.236.236] (helo=DFWK3391) by vbn.0012384.lodgenet.net with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1) id 1GRJ3D-0003JY-00; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:44:59 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003401c6df7b$0d754b00$ecec8cd8@DFWK3391> From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Oil Cooler Door for Legacy X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:45:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C6DF59.862CE390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C6DF59.862CE390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just finished two weeks at the Lancair Factory build shop in Redmond. A = great experience and if a Legacy truly takes 10 weeks to build, I am 20% = done! One question for all the Legacy builder's and flyers out there with = IO-550s. I had originally ordered a "remote oil door" that will allow = me to open the "oil door" from the cabin in order to increase/decrease = air flow over the oil cooler. The purpose is to allow one to maintain = oil temps at a high enough level during cold weather. (My Mooney has a = metal plate that goes over the oil cooler for the same purpose - but it = must be installed and removed by opening the cowling) =20 I have been told by a knowledgeable source that this is not necessary = and that even on cool days Legacy oil temperatures aren't too cool. = This source also suggested that adding the "oil door" restricts flow = slightly and leads to increased oil temps in hot weather. Any other opinions? D. Brunner N241DB 20% (?) complete ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C6DF59.862CE390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Just = finished two=20 weeks at the Lancair Factory build shop in Redmond. A great = experience and=20 if a Legacy truly takes 10 weeks to build, I am 20% = done!

One question for all = the Legacy=20 builder's and flyers out there with IO-550s. I had=20 originally ordered a "remote oil door" that will allow me to open = the "oil=20 door" from the cabin in order to increase/decrease air = flow over=20 the oil cooler. The purpose is to allow one to maintain = oil=20 temps at a high enough level during cold weather. (My Mooney = has a=20 metal plate that goes over the oil cooler for the same purpose - but it = must be=20 installed and removed by opening the cowling)

I have been told by a = knowledgeable=20 source that this is not necessary and that even on cool days Legacy oil=20 temperatures aren't too cool. This source also suggested that = adding the=20 "oil door" restricts flow slightly and leads to increased oil temps in = hot=20 weather.

Any other = opinions?

D. Brunner

N241DB

20% (?)=20 complete

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