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Message
Russell, Lynn Hanover has recommended Setrab oil coolers to me
and
others before, he uses them on his race car.
http://www.setrab.se/setrab.htm
Rick
Girard
Hi Rick. Thanks for the
message.
I've spent some time
thinking about my options, and have decided to go with an air/oil cooler.
I would like to use one that could overlay the radiator, so I would only need
one air inlet for cooling. I would like to continue flying the
current ugly cowl for now, because I'm just not ready for a complete rebuild of
the whole front end at this point. I may also have to consider moving for
work in the near future, and would like to get the plane flying well enough to
fly off the time in case I need to fly it to a new home (hopefully not).
I do like the Setrab
line of coolers. They offer lots of sizes, and fittings to use any size
oil line you want. I think I'll go ahead and give one of these a
try. Now, the real question. What size should I be looking at? The
best page I've found for sizes and descriptions is:
I'm thinking of
something along the lines of the STD640, 650, or 660. Are these about the
right size? Lynn?? Without any real guide for choosing a size, I'll
probably go with the largest one that will fit, and figure on using a thermostat
if it's too cool (fat chance). A large size will also let me think about
mounting it on the back side of the radiator, rather than on the front.
That will make plumbing easier for the time being, and will eventually let me
reduce the size of the radiator to help with cowl beautification.
I'd like to get this
cooler on order Monday, so I can start installing it next weekend. If
anyone can take a quick look at the size choices, I'll be happy to hear all
opinions.
Thanks,
Rusty (boiled in
oil)
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