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I made the cooling air bypass out of fiberglass by drooping it over the opening cut in the aluminum sheet, then removing, trimming, and riveting in place. Photo attached. Note also silicone rubber, painted white, stuck to the aluminum sheet to close a gap and prevent leakage out the side. More air thus flows through the oil cooler. Usually my oil runs too cool, and I close the door to keep it up to 180F.

Fred Moreno

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From: John Barrett

Date: 27/05/2012 3:35:06 AM

To: lml@lancaironline.net

Subject: [LML] hot #2 Cyl TSIO 550 revisit

Hello all,

In April I asked some questions about this issue of managing the cooling flow for #2 cylinder and there was a prolific and enlightening response that helped a lot. The most common piece of advice was to build what was termed a “hat box” in the forward wall of the oil cooler box to allow more air around the back and bottom of this cylinder.

Someone posted a photo of that fix and it was excellent. Now I’m ready to go to work on this project and I’ve searched my data bases in different computers for that photo for a couple of hours to no avail. I’m hoping that whoever was kind enough to post that picture will resend.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

John Barrett, CEO

Leading Edge Composites

PO Box 428

Port Hadlock, WA 98339

www.carbinge.com