X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5416327 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:29:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:28:20 -0600 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0355.002; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:28:54 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: "flyrotary@lancaironline.net" Subject: Thermostats. Thread-Topic: Thermostats. Thread-Index: Acz0rCQyLxByb8JHSV6l3Ln/8wYmUw== Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:29:06 +0000 Message-ID: <5FD7CB63-B2B4-4F47-94A5-0BDA32C2A266@texasattorney.net> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 I have been searching the archives but to scant successes regarding thermos= tats use or lack of use for cooling.=20 I have been having issue with cooling lately. I use to be able to idle on t= he ramp for over an hour in the middle of a Houston summer with adequate co= oling. However, lately temps are rising faster and higher.=20 Yesterday, while troubleshooting this issue I noted that after about a ten = minute taxi that the mounting location of my coolant temp probes was readin= g about 220 degrees measured with a handheld thermo gage, close to what was= being indicated on the panel However, the top of the radiator was cool to= the touch. The handheld thermo gage read 45 degrees. Ok. Seems to be a f= low/thermostat/pump issue. I will be Looking into this ASAP.=20 This got me to think about thermostat usage. I have one. I know some do not= use them.=20 It is my understanding that if you remove the thermostat you have to close = some passage off. What passage is this and why does this need to be done. A= lso, what is the accepted method.=20 While researching I also saw discussion on restrictive plates. While I am n= ot considering a restrictive plate, the thread discussed drilling holes in = the thermostat itself. Lynn mentioned do it caught my interest.=20 It seems this is something I use to know but now forget where I saw it. I j= ust finished reviewing my partial scan of Tracy's conversion manual to no a= vail and my archive search is giving me hundreds of returns.=20 Thanks,=20 Chris Sent from my iPhone 4=