---------------------------------------------------------- Stratus-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 12/20/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:10 AM - Cooling solutions (Larry McFarland) 2. 05:15 PM - Re: Cooling solutions and More (The Meiste's) 3. 07:34 PM - Re: Cooling solutions and More (Bill Morelli) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:10:22 AM PST US From: "Larry McFarland" Subject: Stratus-List: Cooling solutions --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Larry McFarland" Hi list, Seems very quiet lately, probably because of the holidays but I recieved a book that should be a must read for the Subaru user. It's Alternative Engines Volume 2 by Mick Myal and it was ordered thru the Builders Bookstore. It covers a lot of Subaru cooling problems and solutions that run the total gamut. It's very well illustrated and examines a multitude of homebuilt aircraft as well as historical evolved wartime liquid cooled designs. Of the automotive engines covered, a good many of the homebuilts are Subaru. Nearly every approach discussed on the Matronics site are illustrated. In wing radiators and the airflow results are shown for a mulitude of variations from earliest to the latest modern applications. Several VW Rabbit radiator installations are examined, discussed and well illustrated for approaches that work best to improve cooling issues. This book covers redrives, mounts and systems in detail. For $43.00, I think it's a bargan and a very interesting read. Happy Holidays, Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:15:57 PM PST US From: "The Meiste's" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Cooling solutions and More --> Stratus-List message posted by: "The Meiste's" > Seems very quiet lately, probably because of the holidays > but I recieved a book that should be a must read for the > Subaru user. It's Alternative Engines Volume 2 by Mick Myal and > it was ordered thru the Builders Bookstore. It covers a lot > of Subaru cooling problems and solutions that run the total gamut. > It's very well illustrated and examines a multitude of homebuilt > aircraft as well as historical evolved wartime liquid cooled designs. > Of the automotive engines covered, a good many of the homebuilts > are Subaru. Nearly every approach discussed on the Matronics > site are illustrated. In wing radiators and the airflow results are shown > for a mulitude of variations from earliest to the latest modern applications. > Several VW Rabbit radiator installations are examined, discussed > and well illustrated for approaches that work best to improve cooling issues. > This book covers redrives, mounts and systems in detail. For $43.00, I think > it's a bargan and a very interesting read. > > Happy Holidays, > > Larry McFarland at www.macsmachine.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry, Thanks for passing along this info, sounds like good reading. Hard to believe I'm worrying about over heating problems when I flew today with 2/3's of my VW radiator COVERED (OAT was 28 degrees). Yes postings to this list has gone silent the past few weeks so here's another question for the Stratus flyers. With winter bearing down on us (at least here in northern Illinois) have any of you guys tried using automotive gas line de-icer during the winter months? I ran all last winter without it, but I'm just wondering if anyone has found this helpful in our set-ups??? Happy Holidays to all, Kelly Meiste 601 HD Stratus - 70 hours and counting PS. Larry, if you get "cabin syndrome" building this winter please come and visit SQI .... a few laps around the pattern here in my HD will do wonders to chase away the winter blues! ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:34:12 PM PST US From: "Bill Morelli" Subject: Re: Stratus-List: Cooling solutions and More --> Stratus-List message posted by: "Bill Morelli" Kelly, Good to hear you are out there and still flying. I have thought about using gas line de-icer but to date have not. This is my third winter flying without a problem. One reason I have not used it is that I have only seen water in my fuel samples once and that was after I had my wing tank re welded and the welder had used water to wash the inside of the tank. When I was renting Cessna 150's and 172's I used to see water in the fuel samples virtually every time I flew?? Leaky gas caps perhaps?? I'm sure it certainly can't hurt to use the de-icer. On my annual (in November) I did a good amount of engine work on my Stratus. New front and rear oil seals, new HTD belt and new prop shaft bearings. I've been meaning to put together some photos and a blurb on how all that was done for you Stratus guys. It was a bit of a challenge to do. I've been very busy at work but I will put this together soon and probably post it on my web site. Regards, Bill (N812BM - HDS - Tri - Stratus (RAM Heads) - Vermont - 297.1 flight hrs. - 411 landings, (1 ON ICE!!) web site -> http://homepages.together.net/~billvt/ > With winter bearing down on us (at least here in northern Illinois) have any > of you guys tried using automotive gas line de-icer during the winter > months? I ran all last winter without it, but I'm just wondering if anyone > has found this helpful in our set-ups??? > Happy Holidays to all, > > Kelly Meiste > 601 HD Stratus - 70 hours and counting