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In a message dated 1/15/2006 10:01:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, russell.duffy@gmail.com writes:
Hi Bill,
Yeah, I knew that. If I had room for a normal pan, I'd put a small core inside, and run cool (relatively) coolant through it. That's close to what I'm doing on the Kolb, using a remote oil/water exchanger, but I have no idea how it's going to work yet.
Cheers,
Rusty
Rusty,
I know of at least two guys running 12A's in racers that ran a good quality water to oil heat exchanger with good success. You do, of course, have to increase the size of your radiator/s to keep up with the increased heat rejection. Paul L of other site fame dislikes them, (read condems them to Hades), but they should work well if sized properly. This is another thing that lead to big arguements, excomunications, etc. It was very similar to the electric water pump arguement. I would like to run one for several reasons including smaller size, simpler ducting, and more layout flexibility. I plan to run 2 radiators in the RV-10, and it would be much easier to make them a bit larger and just have two ducts. Running a third large oil to air heat exchanger, and the required ductwork, while I have the room for it, is still a pain. The water to oil exchanger would be a better fit, and allows the oil to warm up faster in cold climates as well.
Bill
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