X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: \eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 863715 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:34:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.44.27]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050410053402.UPMS2032.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav>; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:34:02 -0400 Message-ID: <014b01c53d8e$e194e890$1b2cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "ACRE" , "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: SQ2000 flying again Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:33:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0148_01C53D64.F7EAC7B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0148_01C53D64.F7EAC7B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I flew the SQ2000 today. The engine is running great, now that I have a = seperate water temp sender for the ECU and another for the engine = monitor. The outside air temp was 80 degrees, and I am very disappointed = with my coolant temps. The water temp hit 205 during the climb. Temps = slowly came back down to 190 once I was in level flight, and dropped to = 170 on short final. Very disappointing. (oil temps were fine). I am = going to seal all the gaps around the radiator first, and see if that = helps. I am concerned that the new ram air scoop I made to bring in = cool air to the throttlebody might be pressurizing the rear of the = cowling, and inhibiting the induction of air through the radiator. I = will try sealing around the radiator first. If that fails to bring the = temps down, I will try removing the ram air scoop and installing a NACA = scoop with a hose to bring air directly to the throttlebody, and not = dump it into the low pressure area of the cowling. If that fails, I = think I will take up fishing or golf. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 in Mobile, AL ------=_NextPart_000_0148_01C53D64.F7EAC7B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I flew the SQ2000 today. The engine is = running=20 great, now that I have a seperate water temp sender for the ECU and = another for=20 the engine monitor. The outside air temp was 80 degrees, and I am very=20 disappointed with my coolant temps. The water temp hit 205 during the=20 climb. Temps slowly came back down to 190 once I was in level = flight, and=20 dropped to 170 on short final. Very disappointing. (oil temps were = fine).=20 I am going to seal all the gaps around the radiator first, and see = if that=20 helps. I am concerned that the new ram air scoop I made to bring = in cool=20 air to the throttlebody might be pressurizing the rear of the cowling, = and=20 inhibiting the induction of air through the radiator. I will try sealing = around=20 the radiator first. If that fails to bring the temps down, I will try = removing=20 the ram air scoop and installing a NACA scoop with a hose to bring air = directly=20 to the throttlebody, and not dump it into the low pressure area of the=20 cowling. If that fails, I think I will take up fishing or=20 golf.

Paul Conner, = 13b powered=20 SQ2000 in Mobile, AL

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