X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f44.google.com ([209.85.214.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6314025 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:03:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.44; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by mail-bk0-f44.google.com with SMTP id r7so2527714bkg.17 for ; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:03:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=RJlNIN3MNQh7XyPT6yfUtys64I7debvl6xxw+wmqjbA=; b=d1c61mY5/b1HFQuhQfyuVMkO48PgiqQ6qX94QIsKKbS0ticioD7XOe9iqBVys2TwZm Zgoq2dvyBdNIy33tpKT51VicwOx/0Ln0QoxoelAX8dkjO1bxkhMy2KLIX6xBQHrfNdEp u0jtXXMxG5IHWI0zRy6SMUzA8n+E+rBnIuH7lTFKDJsWIDEoBgFc6RX1FG65U3gwUmWD qpEBqqViHNqU85Ya3TicHPe7d6F9asXIWTbX1H0UnSH+2p3C841k0fhxKhhKdSjNPZ8M vaSLLfceO3O8evi4hxxLyPLIe7zYaqDoumi7kG0IvuRBwlL/On9zvP3Vzk1iekFwBZCz lPpA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.205.38.73 with SMTP id th9mr149851bkb.0.1370649801909; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:03:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.186.79 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Jun 2013 17:03:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:03:21 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Steve Boese RAdiator mounts From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec52c603d8ea49b04de9946e9 --bcaec52c603d8ea49b04de9946e9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bill, I mounted my oil cooler the same as Steve and it is working great. I would definitely recommend isolating your oil and water coolers from the engine and psru. Mark On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Steven W. Boese wrote: > Bill, > > > > That's the way the radiators were mounted in the picture. There were also > braces behind the radiators at the bottom connecting them to the engine > mount plate. I flew for awhile with that configuration but after doing a > vibration analysis, I removed the mounting tabs connecting the tube to the > reduction drive and also removed the braces to the engine mount plate. > Instead, I mounted the bottom of the radiators to the engine mount (not the > engine) and installed tubes from the top of the radiators to the upper > mounting point at the firewall. All four mounting points at the radiators > are fitted with rubber vibration isolators. The radiators are completely > isolated from the engine and reduction drive and removing four nuts allows > the radiators to be removed as a unit. > > > > Steve > ------------------------------ > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf > of William Schertz [wschertz@comcast.net] > *Sent:* Friday, June 07, 2013 1:26 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Steve Boese RAdiator mounts > > Steve > Does your fixture holding the two radiators just bolt to the redrive in > two places ( at the top?) With this, can you remove the units as a set and > have them back into position on reinstall without a lot of fuss? > Bill Schertz > *From:* Steven W. Boese > *Sent:* Friday, June 07, 2013 12:16 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Help me identify this rear iron > > > I machined an aluminum block that installed at the stock oil filter > location that allowed attaching the original oil filter base pointing > downward and also provided oil ports for oil pressure and temperature > sensing and oil supply to the reduction drive. This has been reliable for > over 300 hr. Just a data point. > > > > Steve Boese > RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2 > ------------------------------ > --bcaec52c603d8ea49b04de9946e9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,=A0

I mounted my oil cooler = the same as Steve and it is working great. =A0I would definitely recommend = isolating your oil and water coolers from the engine and psru.

Mark


On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Steven W. Boese <SBo= ese@uwyo.edu> wrote:

Bill,

=A0

That's the way the radiators were mounted in the picture.=A0 There w= ere also braces behind the radiators at the bottom connecting them to the e= ngine mount plate.=A0 I flew for awhile with that configuration but after d= oing a vibration analysis, I removed the mounting tabs connecting the tube to the reduction drive and also removed = the braces to the engine mount plate.=A0 Instead, I mounted the bottom of t= he radiators to the engine mount (not the engine) and installed tubes from = the top of the radiators to the upper mounting point at the firewall.=A0 All four mounting points at the radiato= rs are fitted with rubber vibration isolators.=A0 The radiators are=A0compl= etely isolated from the engine and reduction drive and removing four nuts a= llows the radiators to be removed as a unit.=A0

=A0

Steve=A0

Fro= m: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of Willi= am Schertz [wsche= rtz@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 1:26 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Steve Boese RAdiator mounts

Steve
Does your fixture holding the two ra= diators just bolt to the redrive in two places ( at the top?) With this, ca= n you remove the units as a set and have them back into position on reinsta= ll without a lot of fuss?
Bill Schertz
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 12:16 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Help me identify this rear iron
=A0

I machined an aluminum block that installed at the stock oil filter loca= tion that allowed attaching the original oil filter base pointing downward = and also provided oil ports for oil pressure and temperature sensing and oi= l supply to the reduction drive.=A0 This has been reliable for over 300 hr.=A0 Just a data point.

=A0

Steve Boese

RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2

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