Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #31694
From: <bmears9413@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: oil cooler lines
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 10:08:19 -0400
To: <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Weight for one thing. I'll be using steel braided line. Plus I was afraid of too much volume and the oil not flowing well with that much distance.
Bob Mears 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, 5 May 2006 20:44:47 -0600
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: oil cooler lines

Hi Bob,

Why did you reduce them?  If you were using a longer line, I would think
you would want to make them larger if anything.

Bob W.

On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:01:12 EDT
BMears9413@aol.com wrote:

> I'm running two oil coolers in the Spitfire. Due to the lengthe of the lines 
> and volume of the two coolers I reduced my oil lines to AN8 (I think stock 
> they were 10?) Now, before I close everything up I'm having second guessing. 
My 
> total line length will be around 12'. I had planned on running the lines to 
one 
> oil cooler, then the other, then back to the motor.
> Any comments?
> 
> Bob Mears
> 


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