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Re: [FlyRotary] Frozen
coolant...
It can crack a center
housing where it leaks water into the oil, if so its not that
bad as I have found this in a couple of core engines, it will get you
home at least.
Ken Welter
I flew to Mammoth this weekend for some
snow boarding. Has a great time, and was 210 kts GS on the way
up.
Parked the plane for two nights and came
back out this afternoon for the flight home. But there was a
small puddle of coolant under the engine... and it was still
dripping.
Then I remembered. I recently
sprung a leak in a cooling line - while away from home. After
fixing the leak I used tap water to refill what coolant had been lost
- about a gallon. I had forgotten all about that on this latest
trip... to the mountains. I figure the antifreeze level was now
down to about 25/75 and the overnight temps in the low 20's did the
job.
I had to concentrate on getting back home
for work tomorrow so I couldn't do much. I couldn't even take
off the lower cowl.
I suspect the radiator is cracked
somewhere. Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?
Can this do damage to the engine block? The radiator is custom
and will not be cheap to replace, and it will take a while, and the
plane is an 8 hour drive away... :-(
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Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
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