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1. 03:40 AM - high oil temperature (romeo.victor@t-online.de)
2. 03:25 PM - Re: high oil temperature (richard martin)
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| Subject: | high oil temperature |
--> RV8-List message posted by: romeo.victor@t-online.de
Hi builders,
my 8 is in the air since April. However the oil temperature is quite high. It's
between 205-225F.
I use a IO360A1B6 with the normal Vans cowling and a Positech cooler with external
entry.
Any ideas??
Thank you
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Stephan J.W. Servatius
Untere Hauptstr. 3
85461 Bockhorn
Germany
Tel. +49-8122-48383
Fax +49-8122-902188
Mobile +49-179-1059749
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| Subject: | Re: high oil temperature |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "richard martin" <martin333@athenet.net>
>--> RV8-List message posted by: romeo.victor@t-online.de
>
>Hi builders,
>
>my 8 is in the air since April. However the oil temperature is quite high.
It's between 205-225F.
>I use a IO360A1B6 with the normal Vans cowling and a Positech cooler with external
entry.
>
>Any ideas??
>
>Thank you
>
>--
>
>Stephan J.W. Servatius
>Untere Hauptstr. 3
>85461 Bockhorn
>Germany
>Tel. +49-8122-48383
>Fax +49-8122-902188
>Mobile +49-179-1059749
>
>Dear Stephan,
I experienced the same problems you are having when I completed my RV8 4 years.
ago. The problem is with the Positech oil cooler. They do not have near the
cooling capacity of aircraft oil coolers. Remove it and replace it with a 9
or 10 row Niagara oil cooler and mount it behind and slightly above cylinder
number 4 on the rear baffle. Tilt it back and down 25 1/2 degrees (maximum
tilt without rubbing the engine mount). This will give you maximum cooling
and has worked well in all temperature ranges up to 100 degrees air temperatures
and more with the IO360AlB6 engine. Niagara coolers can be purchased out of
Trade A Plane. They are usually discounted to approximately $300.00. Be sure
and install with long bolts through both flanges of the oil cooler with tube
spacers between the flanges (otherwise cooler flanges will crack). Good luck.
Where is Bockhorn? I may travel to England this fall for bird hunting and
my english friend has a airplane. It would be fun to fly over for a lunch and
visit.
Auf Wiedersehn,
Dick Martin
RV8 N233M
the fast one
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