The success of the cooling systems on Europas seems to be somewhat
variable. Alot either overheat or can't sustain a prolonged climb without
temperatures red-lining. Others are okay. There must be pattern to this,
but I don't know what it is; although the detail of the base of the
firewall varies alot from build to build and is an area that makes a
difference to cooling. There's more opportunity on the trigear to improve
this (and more still on the 'conventional' gear, but I'd better not go
there!)
Anyone any other observations?
Duncan McF
On Saturday, May 11, 2002 6:49 PM, BRYNALL@aol.com [SMTP:BRYNALL@aol.com]
wrote:
> In a message dated 10/05/2002 21:11:51 GMT Daylight Time,
terrys@cisco.com
> writes:
>
>
> > On a hot day our mono-wheel XS with 912S cannot be run
> > on the ground more than 15 minutes or so without the risk
> > of boil over. I have heard that the tri-gear setup cools better.
> >
>
> This one surprises me! I have an identical set up. ie. 912s with an XS.
> Strangely my engine seems to run cool most of the time, and I have to put
> some blanking into the tunnel to get the temps above 80c.in the winter.
Even
> in the summerI have never had the slightest reason to worry about oil and
> water temps.
>
> I guess that you have sealed the surrounds of the coolers to make sure
that
> all of the air goes through them. Failing that, bring it over to Blighty
and
> get some natural cooling.
>
> Best regards .....Bryan Allsop G BYSA
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