REFLECTOR: High speed ground cont.

[Erik Franks]

I have a large fan on my radiator and a small fan on the nose oil cooler on
my XL with the LS1. The fan on the oil is a 5" one from Jegs and works
great. It brought down my oil temps significantly and kept the temps low so
I could taxi as long as necessary with no concerns. After takeoff the temps
lowered significantly for oil and coolant temps compared to taxiing and
run-up. I was testing with OAT around 70F.
Looking forward to hearing about your first flight.

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net>wrote:

> Just did another nose lift at about 70 kts. OAT is indicating 107 degrees
> on my engine monitor. Coolant temps were around 200 when I took active
> after a long taxi and waiting for a Cherokee to taxi in. Oil was lower.
>  Coolant went to about 210 when powered up at the numbers but started to
> drop slightly as I built  speed. About 205 as I left active and 215 as I
> got to hangar.
>
> I don't think that is too bad considering the conditions, Really hot and
> humid.
>
> I was also happy the temps started down as I gathered speed even though
> the run down the runway was only several seconds. I would hope the temps
> will continue down to preferred levels as I continue to increase speed.
> Impossible to know while on the ground.
>
> I know, go fly and find out...  Uh, yeah, but with mid-day temps at 107 on
> the ramp I think I prefer an early morning and less wind and likely much
> less bumpy.
>
> Chris
> Houston
> Velocity SE
> 13b turbo rotary
>
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