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From: Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
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Ha ha ha. Excellent suggestion. With my planned Trek theme, perhaps a phase=
r cannon. ;-)

Sent from my iPhone 4

On Aug 19, 2012, at 10:31 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wro=
te:

> I don't suppose you could shorten that end of your oil cooler mount and r=
aise it up - nah, probably would mess up your ducting to the oil cooler.
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> Just make the bump sexier - like paint what would appear to be a cannon b=
arrel firing port  on it{:>)
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> Ed
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> From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:22 AM
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
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>> I am gonna leave it be. My cooling went from terrible to cant really ask=
 for much better (even if I hope to be able to decrease the size of my big =
'ol ugly scoop as I progress). Adding a protective blister/fairing is not t=
oo big a deal, just would have preferred "better" plumping routes
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>> Thanks.
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>> Chris
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>> Sent from my iPhone 4
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>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:31 AM, "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> w=
rote:
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>>> If you just remove the oil thermostat in the stock Mazda oil cooler - y=
ou will seriously impair your oil cooling ability.  The removal will permit=
 major oil flow directly from input port to output port without going throu=
gh the cooling coils of the oil cooler.
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>>> It is likely that you could block the cross feed hole - and remove the =
thermostat, but I suspect it won't be easy.
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>>> Looking at the diagram in the RX-7 manual, it appears that if you could=
 find a threaded plug (undoubtedly metric threads with an hex socket head f=
or inserting Allen wrench and tightening) that would screw up into the ther=
mostat hole - you could block the oil cross feed.  Then you would, of cours=
e need to block the normal outlet port and find an oil fitting that will sc=
rew  into the hole where the large plug now exists.  I've never looked but =
I suspect you may have trouble finding such.
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>>> Good luck
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>>> Ed
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>>> From: "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:17 PM
>>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>>> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Standard oil cooler port.
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>>>> Chris
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>>>> I think the thermostat hole can be plugged but I don't know the detail=
s.
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>>>> Bobby Hughes
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>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>> On Aug 18, 2012, at 6:57 PM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorney.net=
> wrote:
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>>>>> On the standard Mazda oil cooler there is a port next to and 90 degre=
es off from the port on the end of the cooler. What is this port for? There=
 is a large hex topped bolt in the hole.
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>>>>> Could I use this location to run a line to instead of the one on the =
end? It would greatly clean up a plumbing issue I have as currently my the =
port on the end protrudes out of my cowl slightly. If I can use this other =
port I could likely eliminate adding a blister.
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>>>>> Thanks.
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>>>>> Chris
>>>>> 2nd gen 13b
>>>>> 1.6 hrs As of yesterday. Flight five.
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>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
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