X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 863863 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:43:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050410134157.SIJR18830.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:41:57 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] SQ2000 flying again Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:40:07 -0500 Message-ID: <006501c53dd2$cf16c690$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0066_01C53DA8.E640BE90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C53DA8.E640BE90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. =20 =20 Hi Paul, =20 I was just about to ask if anyone had heard from you recently. I = thought maybe you HAD taken up golf of fishing :-) =20 =20 Are you saying that your new scoop dumps air into the cowl, in the = vicinity of the TB? In other words, not directly to it via some sort of duct. = If that's the case, it could certainly be a problem, but you'd think it = would affect the oil temp as well. Still, the temps you posted aren't bad, as long as you were climbing at full throttle, and to a reasonable = altitude. =20 =20 Rusty (thinking of thermostats and cowl flaps) ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C53DA8.E640BE90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I will try sealing around the = radiator first.=20 If that fails to bring the temps down, I will try removing the ram air = scoop and=20 installing a NACA scoop with a hose to bring air directly to the = throttlebody,=20 and not dump it into the low pressure area of the = cowling.   
 
Hi=20 Paul,
 
I was=20 just about to ask if anyone had heard from you recently.  I thought = maybe=20 you HAD taken up golf of fishing = :-)  
 
Are you=20 saying that your new scoop dumps air into the cowl, in the vicinity = of the=20 TB?  In other words, not directly to it via some sort of = duct.  If=20 that's the case, it could certainly be a problem, but you'd = think it=20 would affect the oil temp as well.  Still, the temps you = posted aren't=20 bad, as long as you were climbing at full throttle, and to a reasonable=20 altitude.  
 
Rusty=20 (thinking of thermostats and cowl=20 flaps)
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