Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.202.55] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 574590 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:03:59 -0500 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.55; envelope-from=kenpowell@comcast.net Received: from 204.127.205.142 ([204.127.205.142]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2004122022024801100bag3be>; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:02:58 +0000 Received: from [166.102.160.133] by 204.127.205.142; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:02:47 +0000 From: kenpowell@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil cooler mount updated pictures Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:02:47 +0000 Message-Id: <122020042202.8853.41C74C000003747300002295220074818404040A99019F020A05@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Nov 22 2004) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VucG93ZWxsQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8853_1103580167_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8853_1103580167_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mark, Tracy and Al, Looks like you guys are using either C&R or Fluidine oil coolers. Do these units have thermostats? If not, is this a problem? If it is a problem, what is your solution? I'm full of questions today! Thanks, Ken Powell -------------- Original message -------------- This solves a riddle for me. I bought a very stout oil cooler off ebay a while back for my 20B. From the specs on the fluidyne website, it looks to be a Fluidyne model 30716. It has a Modine sticker on the side and was represented to be a NASCAR cooler. I had never been able to locate any oil coolers manufactured by Modine, so I imagine it was built by Fluidyne for Modine. It has four fittings, two on each end and is a double-pass design. There are very fine turbulators inside the tubes. Yes, it is heavy, but very well built. Mark S. From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:52 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil cooler mount updated pictures -Finally, I could find another type of oil cooler, which would be closer to the size of the evap core. In the old archives, Mike Wills mentioned Fluidyne. I had one of their radiators in my FD, and it was very well built. Here's a link to the oil cooler family I'm thinking about. They look pretty good to me. What do you think? http://www.fluidyne.com/pl_theoc.html Thanks, Rusty (waiting for a giant estimate for replacing my dead heat pump) Really liked the DB 30517 (3.75" thick double pass model) Will probably use this one on my -8. Tracy --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8853_1103580167_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Mark, Tracy and Al,

Looks like you guys are using either C&R or Fluidine oil coolers. Do these units have thermostats? If not, is this a problem? If it is a problem, what is your solution? I'm full of questions today!

Thanks, Ken Powell

-------------- Original message --------------

This solves a riddle for me. I bought a very stout oil cooler off ebay a while back for my 20B. From the specs on the fluidyne website, it looks to be a Fluidyne model 30716. It has a Modine sticker on the side and was represented to be a NASCAR cooler. I had never been able to locate any oil coolers manufactured by Modine, so I imagine it was built by Fluidyne for Modine. It has four fittings, two on each end and is a double-pass design. There are very fine turbulators inside the tubes. Yes, it is heavy, but very well built.

Mark S.

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:52 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil cooler mount updated pictures

-Finally, I could find another type of oil cooler, which would be closer to the size of the evap core. In the old archives, Mike Wills mentioned Fluidyne. I had one of their radiators in my FD, and it was very well built. Here's a link to the oil cooler family I'm thinking about. They look pretty good to me. What do you think? http://www.fluidyne.com/pl_theoc.html

Thanks,

Rusty (waiting for a giant estimate for replacing my dead heat pump)

Really liked the DB 30517 (3.75" thick double pass model) Will probably use this one on my -8.

Tracy

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