REFLECTOR: Oil Coolers

Ron Brown romott at adelphia.net
Sat Mar 12 07:19:07 CST 2005


Hi Steve,

I don't understand the difference in pressure that one oil cooler would see 
versus two oil coolers in series???

Ronnie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve korney" <s_korney at hotmail.com>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 8:02 PM
Subject: RE: OT REFLECTOR: Florida shares its wealth


> Chuck...
>
> Be careful when you hook up the second oil cooler...If it's in series, it 
> could balloon the oil filter on a cold start up on a lycoming...Champion 
> oil filters are good for about 450 lbs. per sq. inch.
>
>
> Best... Steve
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen at dts9000.com>
> Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Subject: RE: OT REFLECTOR: Florida shares its wealth
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:30:58 -0500
>
> Hey, from this far away, it looked like it could be in your back yard.  We 
> had a few snow flurries today, but it's certainly getting toward the end 
> of the season for that kind of thing...we'll send the cool weather your 
> way.  Is the south side of OZ far enough south to get cool/cold weather? 
> Snow?  If not, I'm sure you know you're not missing anything.
>
> Ordered a 2002A Niagara oil cooler.  I'm going to start building a shroud 
> for it so I can mount a blower for hot air in the cabin.  I hate, hating 
> to fly in the winter because the heater is so inadequate.  Tired of 
> freezing the digits.  I already have the lines running to the front oil 
> cooler, so I'm just going to tap into the feed line with a 3-way valve. 
> From September to April, I'll direct the hot oil through the cabin heater, 
> then through the front oil cooler and back to the engine.  In the summer, 
> I'll just by-pass the cabin oil cooler.  Hot idea, eh?
>
> Chuck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
> Behalf Of Greg Poole
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:50 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re:OT REFLECTOR: Florida shares its wealth
>
>
> Hiya Chuck,
>
> ....don't know if you realise how big OZ is Chuck - no cyclones down this 
> south - normally restricted to across the top end.
>
> Greg.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck  <mailto:cjensen at dts9000.com> Jensen
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders  <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org> 
> list
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:08 AM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Florida shares its wealth
>
> Greg,
>
> A couple more hurricanes (ne: cyclones) and you'll have to check your map 
> to make sure your not in Florida.
>
> Chuck
>
>
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