Well, N774CG did its second flight today.  I have to thank Tracy for
all of the input that he provided. He took a look at my cooling system
and suggested a few changes.  I did the changes and then I opened the
inlet to the radiator from 4.75” to 6”.  I also added louvers to the
bottom of the cowling. I was able to stay in the air a little longer,
but not much.  The water temps peaked at 218 in the climb, but the oil
peaked at 236.  I did not make any changes to the oil cooling system.
Changing the cooling system reduced the temps of the oil as thought.
The next step is to increase the inlet of the oil cooler which should
bring both temps down.  I am hoping to complete this weekend.  I am
excited to get the oil inlet completed and start the fly off process.
The short time that I have been up, she has flown great.  Thank you
for all the input and suggestions, things are coming together.

Timothy Holt