REFLECTOR: Oil cooler (FG)

[Kurt Winker]

At the volume & pressure that these things run....put it in & fire it up.  No issues.

Kurt

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On May 17, 2012, at 13:49, 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> 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 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>
>>>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <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, visit http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/listinfo/reflectorVisit the gallery!  www.tvbf.org/galleryuser:pw = tvbf:jamaicangooseCheck new archives: www.tvbf.org/pipermailCheck old archives: http://www.tvbf.org/archives/velocity/maillist.html
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