REFLECTOR: One or Two oil coolers?
John Dibble
aminetech at bluefrog.com
Fri May 11 18:50:01 CDT 2007
I installed a second oil cooler (ADC filter/cooler) in the nose AND extended my cooling air exit duct 3" below the
fuselage. Before I would climb out at 500 fpm and need to level off at 6000' agl when the oil temp got to 108 C. Now I
can climb out at 1000 fpm and reach 7000' before my oil gets to 106 C. If I reduce climb to 500 fpm, the oil temp stops
rising.
John
SERG/Franklin
Brian Michalk wrote:
> What is your compression ratio?
>
> Are all the high compression guys running two coolers?
>
> Ron Brown wrote:
>
> >
> > I agree with Scott - one oil cooler is enough.
> >
> > I got one cooler mounted up front. Works great with my IO 360 200
> > HP. Has for 330 hours. As I have mentioned before, it can run hot if
> > take off right after shutting down like picking up Young Eagles.
> >
> > Also works great on those long taxi runs at Oshkosh and Sun-n-Fun.
> > 320-330 degrees is the norm on the ground and in cruise - I have my
> > high oil temp alarm set at 360. If it goes off, I lower the nose a
> > bit, pull back on the power a bit, and we keep on climbing to cruise
> > altitude (8000 ft.) I cruise at 155-160 kts, 2600 rpms, 8 GPH, LOP.
> > One cooler will do the job if installed correctly.
> >
> > There's only one cooler on most other airplanes - I don't know why the
> > Velocity got stuck with two???
> >
> > Ronnie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* HYTEC45 at aol.com <mailto:HYTEC45 at aol.com>
> > *To:* reflector at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
> > *Sent:* Friday, May 11, 2007 6:32 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: First Flight for N173RT
> >
> > In a message dated 5/11/2007 2:05:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > scott at tnstaafl.net <mailto:scott at tnstaafl.net> writes:
> >
> > I'm in complete disagreement with TEC. One cooler will
> > do fine for a 200HP IO360 if its installed correctly
> >
> >
> >
> > I also have an engine compartment cooler in series with
> > the nose cooler.
> >
> > ****************************************************************************************************************
> > Wow, You are in complete disagreement with me, apparently on both
> > my suggestions regarding oil coolers,as you say one is good
> > enough, yet you apparently have two. Hmmmm.
> > TEC
> >
> >
> >
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