Return-Path: Received: from mailout1.accesscomm.ca ([204.83.142.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3183310 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:50:05 -0400 Received: from Drafting1 (cust140-67.weyburn-leg.accesscomm.ca [216.174.140.67]) by mailout1.accesscomm.ca (Access Communications) with ESMTP id i3LMo4vs028672 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:50:05 -0600 Message-ID: <00dd01c427f2$fe9c94e0$8200a8c0@Drafting1> From: "Jarrett Johnson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: water coolant percentages Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:50:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C427C0.B3BF7690" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C427C0.B3BF7690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I certainly can't prove this isn't true, but someone would sure have to = prove that it is, before I could believe it. I just don't see how = rapidly moving, hot water is going to freeze. =20 Rusty, move to Canada ;-) Most people up here regularly put card-board = in front of their rad's.The card board covers the whole rad and at least = in my case, I cut a 6" hole in it to provide a little airflow. If you = don't do this, the heater never blows hot or even warm air. I've had it = in the past where I warmed up my car in the drive-way.. drove 2-3 miles = and it "gell'd" on me in that short drive. And it had the proper mixture = for -40C temp's. I don't know about breaking tubes but I do know that it = will freeze up, if its in super cold air temps. Also keep in mind all = these car engines will have thermostats in them, this effects this as = well compared to an engine w/out one. But w/out a thermostat.. you'll = never keep it at operating temp's when the OAT is in the -20's ++. My 2 cents Jarrett Johnson [glad spring is here!] ------=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C427C0.B3BF7690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I=20 certainly can't prove this isn't true, but someone would sure have = to prove=20 that it is, before I could believe it. I just don't see how = rapidly=20 moving, hot water is going to freeze. =

Rusty, move to Canada ;-) = Most people=20 up here regularly put card-board in front of their rad's.The card board = covers=20 the whole rad and at least in my case, I cut a 6" hole in it to provide = a little=20 airflow. If you don't do this, the heater never blows hot or even warm = air. I've=20 had it in the past where I warmed up my car in the drive-way.. drove 2-3 = miles=20 and it "gell'd" on me in that short drive. And it had the proper mixture = for=20 -40C temp's. I don't know about breaking tubes but I do know that it = will freeze=20 up, if its in super cold air temps. Also keep in mind all these car = engines will=20 have thermostats in them, this effects this as well compared to an = engine w/out=20 one. But w/out a thermostat.. you'll never keep it at operating temp's = when the=20 OAT is in the -20's ++.

My 2 cents

Jarrett Johnson [glad spring is = here!]

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