Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #42417
From: <neilak@sympatico.ca>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: New Radiator
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:20:14 -0400
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Steve,

 

            Cooling fans work just as well on the front of the rad as they do on the back…

 

Just a thought..

 

Neil K.

 


From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Brooks
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:57 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New Radiator

 

Ed,

It is hard to beat $5 each.  Tapp wasn’t too bad at all on the radiator though.  The radiator itself was $375 plus shipping.  I just got back fro the airport.  I tore out the old evaporator cores and fiberglass plenum.  The new radiator is too big to fit the way Intended.  The actual radiator, as I found out, is actually 15.75 by 22.75.  Slightly larger than the dimensions I gave them, but even at 22” it wouldn’t go in as I intended to mount it.

I’m going to have to mount it more horizontal.  By relocating the fuel filters and fuel pumps, I can get about a 30 degree angle, and enough spacing to get a diffuser built that should do a good job of air distribution.  The bad news is that I won’t be able to put the cooling fan in as I planned for ground operation.  I’ll have to come up with a different plan for it.

 

Regards,

Steve Brooks

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