Return-Path: Received: from seraph2.grc.nasa.gov ([128.156.10.11] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 403772 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:53:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=128.156.10.11; envelope-from=Joseph.M.Berki@grc.nasa.gov Received: from lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov (lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.112.33]) by seraph2.grc.nasa.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49658689CE for ; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:53:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from manihi.grc.nasa.gov (manihi.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.112.36]) by lombok-fi.grc.nasa.gov (NASA GRC TCPD 8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i89ErTV2004327 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:53:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GR7700013583.lerc.nasa.gov (gr7700013583.grc.nasa.gov [139.88.139.62]) by manihi.grc.nasa.gov (NASA GRC TCPD 8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i89ErRGW023583 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:53:28 -0400 (EDT) X-Info: ODIN / NASA Glenn Research Center Message-Id: <5.1.1.5.2.20040909105104.017eba28@popserve.lerc.nasa.gov> X-Sender: scberki@popserve.lerc.nasa.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:53:19 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Joseph M Berki Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Evapora5tor Core Problem Solved In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Steve, Way to go!! Did you notice what the oil temp was doing with your new scoop or was there not enough run time to see. Thanks. Keep up the reports. Joe Berki Limo EZ Cooling scoop At 02:37 PM 9/8/2004 -0400, you (Steve Brooks) wrote: >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 > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html