REFLECTOR: Oil cooler (FG)

[Kevin Baker]

I would suggest you put in the biggest oil cooler you can now for the nose.
It's easier now than putting one in later.
You can always add an xtra one in the engine compartment fairly easily as long as you leave a space for it.

Thanks
Kevin Baker

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On Aug 18, 2012, at 4:37 PM, "Patrick Sieders" <pjsieders at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello Crowd,
>  
> So here is my setup, my plan, questions, and hopefully some wisdom from y’alls side.
>  
> I have a IO-540-J4A5 Lycoming, coming off of an Aztec. 250HP Turbo normalized. Since it came firewall forward, I ended up with the oil cooler, which seems to be a NDM 20104A. In a normal situation, that would be sufficient, but since we fly these engines backwards, with minimal cooling, I believe an extra cooler will be needed.
>  
> At this point I am thinking to place this cooler (the one I have) up front, and add a smaller one in the engine compartment. Mind you there is a turbo back there with extra heat, so it would not be as efficient as on normal setups.
>  
> OR..
>  
> Should I wait with installing a second one and try it with one first ?
>  
> OR..
>  
> Should I divide the coolers, i.e. getting two new ones, one up front and one in the back ?
>  
> I know this is not all very scientific, but some forward thinking is required, and I want to see what steps I might have missed.
>  
> Patrick Sieders
> Nashville TN
>  
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