X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:19:09 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3829844 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:11:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.40; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n7V3AP8n031419 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:10:25 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id q.c19.5f9d7238 (65100) for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:10:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:10:24 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Oil cooler size 360 angle valve X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1251688224" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com -------------------------------1251688224 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Christian, =20 After spending all that money for such a nice engine, why wouldn't you get= =20 the best oil cooler? Try Stewart-Warner. They are made for aircraft, no= t=20 a rework of automotive oil coolers. =20 Scott Krueger =20 =20 In a message dated 8/30/2009 6:32:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, =20 lancair@meier.cc writes: Hello, I've installed an Lycoming IO-390 which is very similar to the IO360 =20 angle valve. My only problem is the high oiltemp. In cruise I have 195=B0 to 210=B0 In climb after takeoff and landing I= =20 get 210=B0 to 225=B0 Cyl head temp is between 350=B0 to 380=B0 never got higher than 400=B0 I use an Aero Classic cooler with 9 plates (8.14"x5.33"x3.62") in =20 front of cyl 3 I've installed also a spoiler to force the air thru the cooler. =20 Without this spoiler I've got 10=B0 higher. I used all the tips I could get from Chris Zavatson, which lowerd my =20 temp already. The next step will be a bigger cooler! So I'm interested what size of cooler are you using. Do positech coolers have a better performance as aero classic cooler? Will constant higher oiltemp (210=B0) harm the engine. regards, Christian -- For archives and unsub =20 http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html -------------------------------1251688224 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Christian,

After spending all that money for such a nice engine, why wouldn't yo= u get=20 the best oil cooler? Try Stewart-Warner. They are made for air= craft,=20 not a rework of automotive oil coolers.

Scott Krueger

In a message dated 8/30/2009 6:32:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 lancair@meier.cc writes:

Hello,
I've installed an Lycoming IO-390 which is very= similar=20 to the IO360
angle valve.
My only problem is the high=20 oiltemp.
In cruise I have 195=B0 to 210=B0 In climb after= takeoff=20 and landing I
get 210=B0 to 225=B0
Cyl head temp is between= 350=B0 to=20 380=B0 never got higher than 400=B0
I use an Aero Classic cooler with= 9 plates=20 (8.14"x5.33"x3.62") in
front of cyl 3
I've installed also= a=20 spoiler to force the air thru the cooler.
Without this spoiler= I've=20 got 10=B0 higher.
I used all the tips I could get from Chris Zavatson= , which=20 lowerd my
temp already.
The next step will be a bigger=20 cooler!

So I'm interested what size of cooler are you using.
D= o=20 positech coolers have a better performance as aero classic cooler?
Wi= ll=20 constant higher oiltemp (210=B0) harm the=20 engine.

regards,
Christian

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