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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Evapora5tor Core Problem Solved
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:25:57 -0400
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Great news, Steve.  Glad to hear the problem was fairly easy to fix.
Clearly that shows us that we need to be selective about the evaporator
cores we choose.  I guess one test is to poke a wire down each side and see
if it makes it to the bottom {:>)

Ed

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:37 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Evapora5tor Core Problem Solved


> I went to the airport today after drill out the blocking plates In my
> evaporator cores.  After installation, I filled the system up with
coolant,
> and ran it for a couple of minutes.  It was barely warm, so I opened the
> header tank back up, and topped it off again.   The rain let up for a few
> minutes, so I pushed the plane out, and taxied it up and down a few times,
> and also did a short run up to 4500 RPM's.  When I taxied back after 7 or
8
> minutes, my coolant temperature was still only up to 180.
>
> The cores are consistently hot from top to bottom, and also the air purged
> out much easier.
>
> It is amazing how well it works when you're using the entire core, instead
> of just 25% of it.  I can't believe that I messed around with it for a
week
> before getting to the bottom of it.  It seems so simple now.  Thanks to
> everyone for the help.
>
> Now all I need is some good weather to take it for a flight.  We needed
> rain, so I do appreciate our Florida friends sharing their hurricane
> leftovers with us, but now I'm getting really tried of the rain.
>
> I also have to go out of town for my youngest daughters wedding this
> weekend, so probably Monday evening will be my earliest opportunity to see
> how the new cooling set up works.
>
> Steve Brooks
> Cozy MKIV N75CZ
> Turbo Rotary
>
>
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