REFLECTOR:Oil Congealing Problems in Lines to Front Cooler

reflector@tvbf.org reflector@tvbf.org
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:54:53 -0800


At 12:43 AM 11/30/03 -0500, Dave Black wrote:
>If I were building today, I'd put the primary oil cooler in the rear, and a
>secondary oil cooler INSIDE THE CABIN, along with a small blower to push the
>cabin air through it. I'd include a valve to choose how much oil goes where.
>This system will heat the cabin better, cool the engine better, weigh less,
>and simplifies construction by eliminating the nose scoops. Oh, and it
>wouldn't have the congealing problem.

Would you run the second cooler parallel to the first?  or would you use an 
electric pump?  If parallel, would you valve the line to the second cooler?