Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #34648
From: Wendell Voto <jwvoto@itlnet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 22:36:19 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges

If you are using a steam gauge for the coolant system pressure gauge here are 2 suggestions (this was my experience with the Ford V6):

1)       You need some negative reading on the scale, i.e. the coolant system becomes a vacuum when the engine cools down … anything in your overflow gets sucked back into the engine.

2)       Don’t put the measuring point in the engine block; you will get excessive pressure readings that will scare you. Best place is on the inlet to the water pump, Tee-in a swirl pot or equivalent and leave an air gap.

Jeff Whaley

 

 Thanks Jeff for the advice. Will see how it can be implimented.

Wendell 


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