REFLECTOR: Oil cooler (FG)

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Thu May 17 17:57:05 CDT 2012


No prefill, just start the engine.

John

On 5/17/2012 2:49 PM, flykb at verizon.net wrote:
> Hey John,
> When you swapped them out was there any special tricks?
> I'm thinking air bubbles in the cooler? do you connect the bottome 
> lines and prefil with oil or just drain replace and refill thru engine?
> Thanks all,
> Kevin Baker
> On 05/17/12, John Dibble<aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Cleaning
>
> I cleaned my standard Niagara cooler.  A lot of junk came out, but oil 
> temps did not change.
>
> 2 pass
>
> I looked at the SW 2 pass.  I requires changing the oil lines because 
> one connection is on top and one on the bottom.  I wanted something 
> that would be an easy retrofit.
>
> I replaced with the Positech 20008 C.  It made a big difference.  Oil 
> runs 70-75 C.  I can climb out 1000 fpm and the max temp I see is 100 
> C.  CHTs are 10 C lower also.
>
> John
>
>
>
> On 5/17/2012 12:18 PM, Kevin Baker wrote:
>> Thanks Brian
>> I'll keep that in mind.
>>
>> Kevin Baker
>>
>> .
>>
>> On May 17, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com 
>> <mailto:michalk at awpi.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Mike Deeter had continuous problems with high oil temps.  One of the 
>>> things he did was to give the cooler a really good cleaning.  He 
>>> said it contained some built up gunk that was probably causing 
>>> partial blockage.
>>>
>>> I think he soaked the cooler in MEK for a week or two.
>>>
>>> On 5/17/2012 10:17 AM, nmflyer1 at aol.com <mailto:nmflyer1 at aol.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> My Velocity is too different to help with comparison. However:
>>>> I have not had very good luck with the airflow style of coolers. I 
>>>> had one in my 180 and 235, and had constand weeps, leaks, high 
>>>> temps, etc. (even after "repaired/Refurbished").
>>>> I switched to this style: 
>>>> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/positech.php
>>>> Have not had a single problem since in almost 1000 hrs. Temps are 
>>>> better, no leaks, etc.
>>>> Might help in the V as well.
>>>> Kurt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Kevin Baker <flykb at verizon.net> <mailto:flykb at verizon.net>
>>>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org> 
>>>> <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>> Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 8:38 am
>>>> Subject: REFLECTOR: Oil cooler (FG)
>>>>
>>>> Hi AllI'm thinking of replacing my oil cooler (FG) with a bigger one to get my oil temps down during hot Texas days.I dont have room in the whine compartment for a 2nd.So my question is who makes the most efficient oil cooler or are they all about the same?I was looking to replace mine with a 2008x airflow.Running an io360 200hpThanks for the thoughtsKevin Baker N164PS._______________________________________________To change your email address, visithttp://www.tvbf.org/mailman/listinfo/reflectorVisit the gallery!www.tvbf.org/gallery  <http://www.tvbf.org/gallery>user:pw = tvbf:jamaicangooseCheck new archives:www.tvbf.org/pipermail  <http://www.tvbf.org/pipermail>Check old archives:http://www.tvbf.org/archives/velocity/maillist.html
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