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I block off part of my XP Series 1 radiators every year as it gets cold.
On the Series one the oil rad is mounted in front of the coolant rad. I
put a piece of rigid plastic between the two covering up to 1/3 of the
main rad and most of the oil rad. It=99s crude but it works well
enough. Not that I have flown for months now. Our grass airstrip has
been waterlogged for several months and I have a couple of mis-firing
cylinders to sort. I know the problem and it=99s simple to fix, I
just cant be bothered to go and do it in the cold wet weather when I
know I cant fly!
Barry
G-XPXP 912 Taildragger UK 1050hrs
From: barrynorman@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:03 PM
Subject: Pulsar-List: Water temps
I noticed the last time I flew the plane in cold weather that the heat
was a little on the weak side and water temps were only 135 degrees
after leaving the engine. This was with 22 degree F OAT. I was
considering stuffing a piece of foam in one of the wing root openings to
block the air flow to one of the radiators to bring the temps up in the
plane. Right now the hot coolant flows through a heater core in the
cabin before it goes to the two wing roots. Cylinder head temps are in
the 170 degree range. Has anyone else done this?
Barry
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