Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3139788 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:32:56 -0500 Received: from edward (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i315Wrs2017489 for ; Thu, 1 Apr 2004 00:32:54 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001301c417aa$c985e110$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Requesting more thoughts on cooling Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 00:32:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C41780.E07911A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C41780.E07911A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageThat is correct, John. If you leave the Mazda RX-7 thermostat = out or use any other type/make of thermostat, then you need to plug the = recirculation hole in the water pump housing. According to one of = Racing Beat's tech articles in their catalog, if you do not then plug = the hole you can lose up to 20% of your cooling effectiveness. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:11 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Requesting more thoughts on cooling Thanks for the responses, gentlemen. Very informative. >So I decided just to leave the thermostat out.=20 But you did plug the bypass hole, right, Ed? John ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C41780.E07911A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
That is correct, John.  If you = leave the Mazda=20 RX-7 thermostat out or use any other type/make of thermostat, then = you need=20 to plug the recirculation hole in the water pump housing.  = According to one=20 of Racing Beat's tech articles in their catalog, if you do  not = then plug=20 the hole you can lose up to 20% of your cooling = effectiveness.
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 = 12:11=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Requesting more=20 thoughts on cooling

Thanks for=20 the responses, gentlemen. Very informative.
>So I decided just to = leave the=20 thermostat out. 
But = you did plug=20 the bypass hole, right, Ed?
 
John
 
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