X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.193] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 887152 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:14:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.193; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 37so1216373wra for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:13:17 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=pu718j1k6XkWh6qoCzmdfeccLUkhQdRr9x0bQI1LH8nE0WmPy/RqU7EHNtp0gVituVx5dNZlLNA3AK4FZ6+zpQh8HCVEV8rb+Dp1mSileXF9rVanZqhk53xRxGTbsupInZOaXCuAgAYWrpEXjhXtPLcPhfMQggBdU9Ufb9A63hg= Received: by 10.64.143.14 with SMTP id q14mr1720842qbd; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:13:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.192.17 with HTTP; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:13:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1c23473f0512180913s78903515ye98f34d20fa76001@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:13:16 -0800 From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rusty Syndrome / oil cooler / throttle body In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_578_4617565.1134925996456" References: ------=_Part_578_4617565.1134925996456 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Tracy, I have been very happy with my Setrab oil cooler. The first one cracked gently around the mounting bracket because I mounted it wrong. ove= r 100 hrs on the next one without issue. No accumulator. They come in just about any size and shape that you want with your fitting of choice as well. I have the standard model but there is also an extra stout version but it has fewer size options. A google search will find vendors and catalogs. Not dirt cheap, but reasonable. Dave Leonard On 12/18/05, Tracy Crook wrote: > > Changed my mind again on oil cooler. Engine room on the RV-8 is coming > out so nice & sanitary that I don't want to clutter it up with the oil > accumulator that I bought to damp out the pressure pulses that could kill > the evap core cooler. Also getting a little more conservative (chicken) = as > I get older. > > So Rusty, was that a fluidyne cooler on your -3? What model? Looked rea= l > good. > > Finished my evaluation on the RX-8 fly-by-wire throttle body and still > plan to use it. It is not as simple to use as I had hoped and will requi= re > a custom controller to make it work. I'll make them available to others = who > want to use this part. > > Tracy > -- Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_Part_578_4617565.1134925996456 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Tracy, I have been very happy with my Setrab oil cooler.  The fir= st one cracked gently around the mounting bracket because I mounted it wron= g.  over 100 hrs on the next one without issue.  No accumulator.&= nbsp; They come in just about any size and shape that you want with your fi= tting of choice as well.  I have the standard model but there is also = an extra stout version but it has fewer size options.  A google search= will find vendors and catalogs.  Not dirt cheap, but reasonable.
 
Dave Leonard

 
On 12/18/05, Tracy Crook <lors01@msn.com&g= t; wrote:
Changed my mind again on oil cooler.  Engine room on the RV-8 is = coming out so nice & sanitary that I don't want to clutter it up with t= he oil accumulator that I bought to damp out the pressure pulses that could= kill the evap core cooler.  Also getting a little more conservative (= chicken) as I get older.
 
So Rusty, was that a fluidyne cooler on your -3?  What model?&nbs= p; Looked real good.
 
Finished my evaluation on the RX-8 fly-by-wire throttle body and = still plan to use it.  It is not as simple to use as I had hoped and w= ill require a custom controller to make it work.  I'll make them avail= able to others who want to use this part.
 
Tracy



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