X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:41:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from p3plsmtpa11-01.prod.phx3.secureserver.net ([68.178.252.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6541828 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:05:43 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.178.252.102; envelope-from=jayph@fastairplane.net Received: from shuriken ([69.92.48.82]) by p3plsmtpa11-01.prod.phx3.secureserver.net with id dUwa1m00U1mPo4M01UweCB; Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:56:39 -0700 From: "Jay Phillips" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Oil Cooler Door Control on IO-550N Engine in Legacy? X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:56:25 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <004401cec9c7$80a365b0$81ea3110$@fastairplane.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0045_01CEC98C.D44502E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQGnxCHH2UffUEioSru5DWonFuxWXJpEBe5w Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CEC98C.D44502E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I purchased my (already built) Legacy it had no oil cooler door. In flight I could never get the oil temperature above 175 dF. Installed oil cooler door and control line in cabin. Now I can manage oil temperature and keep it in its happy place. Jay Phillps From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Valin & Allyson Thorn Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:50 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Oil Cooler Door Control on IO-550N Engine in Legacy? Hey LML gang, Working on our IO-550N engine installation. Already have baffling done and flapper door in front of oil cooler. We've heard mixed reports of whether it is needed or not. We need to decide if we really need to have cockpit control of the door or not. We've heard some people just remove the door or wire it open or closed depending on the season. Would appreciate hearing about your flight experience with the Legacy with an IO-550N engine and the usefulness or not of control of the oil cooler door. Thanks! Valin & Allyson Thorn Legacy Project Boulder, Colorado ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CEC98C.D44502E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When I purchased my = (already built) Legacy it had no oil cooler door. In flight I could = never get the oil temperature above 175 dF. Installed oil cooler door = and control line in cabin. Now I can manage oil temperature and keep it = in its happy place.

Jay = Phillps

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Valin & Allyson Thorn
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 = 9:50 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Oil = Cooler Door Control on IO-550N Engine in = Legacy?

Hey LML = gang,

Working on our IO-550N engine = installation… Already have baffling done and flapper door in = front of oil cooler. We’ve heard mixed reports of whether it = is needed or not. We need to decide if we really need to have = cockpit control of the door or not. We’ve heard some people = just remove the door or wire it open or closed depending on the = season.

Would appreciate hearing about your = flight experience with the Legacy with an IO-550N engine and the = usefulness or not of control of the oil cooler = door…

Thanks!

Valin & Allyson = Thorn

Legacy = Project

Boulder, = Colorado

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