X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.226] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1089430 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 May 2006 20:18:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.226; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 37so37330wra for ; Tue, 02 May 2006 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:importance:in-reply-to; b=unCNk2VMAD65Ga5WHGBVy2X/HPjibgrTMpBgpueL8CHQBkZ4BPV27g+9p1MPJi1SYwtplI8qKhEzZF3wFa35L6UeN68g32ydzmg93WK7byB31k31BEltO0pmIjGpbI6XtDSkAnv3fSUexH4vzWVasn2FAHvMVBUqitJyteCs1EM= Received: by 10.54.66.4 with SMTP id o4mr234339wra; Tue, 02 May 2006 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from raddell ( [209.114.234.11]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 12sm194702wrl.2006.05.02.17.17.45; Tue, 02 May 2006 17:17:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] An update on Rusty's old RV-3 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 20:17:37 -0500 Message-ID: <002501c66e4f$5e339b70$c49412c6@raddell> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01C66E25.755D9370" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C66E25.755D9370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Six weeks ago I began a one week project to change the oil cooler system on the RV-3.=20 Richard who? :-) How I miss those days of cowling mods... (NOT) Maybe you can remember some similer ground runs, Rusty.=20 All the data I recorded is in the flight log document on the CD I gave = you. Unfortunately, it's going to be virtually impossible to make any = comparisons on a test like this. I was never able to run full throttle without overheating pretty quickly, but I wouldn't expect to be able to either. = =20 The setup that you have for cooling has a lot of extra safety margin = built in, so you should certainly be good for a flight around the pattern. = Evan's ain't gonna boil, and oil temps can go to 240 F or so temporarily = without harm. =20 =20 I hope you realize this voids your warranty :-) =20 Rusty (as if you had one ) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C66E25.755D9370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Six weeks ago I began a one week project to = change
the oil=20 cooler system on the RV-3.

Richard who?  :-)

How I miss those days of cowling = mods...=20 (NOT)

Maybe
you can remember some similer ground runs,=20 Rusty. 

All the = data I recorded=20 is in the flight log document on the CD I gave you.  =20 Unfortunately, it's going to be virtually impossible to make any = comparisons on=20 a test like this.  I was never able to run full throttle without=20 overheating pretty quickly, but I wouldn't expect to be able to = either. =20
 
The = setup that you have=20 for cooling has a lot of extra safety margin built in, so you should = certainly=20 be good for a flight around the pattern.  Evan's ain't gonna boil, = and oil=20 temps can go to 240 F or so temporarily without harm.  =
 
I hope = you realize this=20 voids your warranty :-)
 
Rusty = (as if you had one=20 <g>)
 
 
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