X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTP id 1513431 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:54:19 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.409.6cef08d1 (33856) for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:53:55 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <409.6cef08d1.3276df63@aol.com> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:53:55 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Copperstate Fly-in (was: Rotary Round up 2006) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1162184035" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5331 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1162184035 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/2006 10:22:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: I've tried a thermostat twice and almost cooked my engine both times - so I have given up on one. Besides, I can normally pick when I fly (being retired) and don't go flying when its cruel to my body.{:>) Ed I run a 160 degree thermostat in the cool months in the race car. I drill a 1/4" hole through the rim of the thermostat so any air can slip right through. Adding 1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent, or Redline water,wetter, helps dump the air and helps cooling just a bit. The 1/4' hole will add some range should the thermostat fail. Use a make-up tank with a 22 pound Stant lever cap. Don't fail to block the bypass hole and use a US style thermostat. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1162184035 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 10/29/2006 10:22:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
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Ed
I run a 160 degree thermostat in the cool months in the race car. I dri= ll a=20 1/4" hole through the rim of the thermostat so any air can slip right throug= h.=20 Adding 1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent, or Redline water,wetter, helps d= ump=20 the air and helps cooling just a bit. The 1/4' hole will add some range shou= ld=20 the thermostat fail. Use a make-up tank with a 22 pound Stant lever cap.
 
Don't fail to block the bypass hole and use a US style thermostat.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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