Hi Nigel
The thing with a lazy thermostat is you know it is not working properly
well before it becomes a real problem.
The other down side for us old chaps with bad memory is remembering to
adjust the flap that controls the oil temperature! It is something else
to remember, I know eventually it would be left on when it should be off
or vis versa. It is a bit like carb heat controls that we all know have
to be operated but aeroplanes loose engine power regularly because of
carb icing. The thermostat just gets on with it and does not require me
to do anything. I totally agree with you about mod approval, but I
still know which I would prefer.
There are aeroplanes (not Europas as far as I know) out there with both
oil and water thermostats which are, I believe, approved mods.
Regards
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
My experience is the exact opposite to yours. With cars I have had 2
lazy thermostats and one throttle cable break. A cable in this
application is not going to get used as much or as much load as a
throttle cable neither is it as critical. In practice I lay odds that I
will get mod approval easier for a air flap control than getting
permission for a thermostat. I remember the subject coming up once
before with reference to the cooling system and I think the PFA was none
too keen so I think that modifying the oil system would take a bit of
convincing.
Nigel
>-- Original Message --
>From: "Pete Lawless" <pete@lawless.info>
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:42:04 +0100
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>
>
>Morning Nigel
>
>When did you last have a termostat fail on a car? I spent 20 years
>driving upwards of 50,000 a year with my wife's car doing an additional
>10,000 and in all that time I have not replaced one thermostat. On the
>other hand I have had to change bowden cables on aeroplanes serveral
>times, even one of the throttle cables on the Europa has needed
>changing.
>
>Even if your thermostat does fail cutting out the radiator it still
>does not stop the oil flowing.
>
>Regards
>
>Pete
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of nigel
>charles
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
>
>
>--> <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
>
>>The wire to your flap could sieze or break and you would be in the
>>same
>state.<
>
>Seizure is very unlikely and would probably be found preflight. If it
>broke the airflow would probably give a partial open position (spring
>loading would ensure this). In any event there would be enough cooling
>for cruise and descent. If a failure happened in T/O or climb a quick
>return to the airfield would be easy enough with partial cooling.
>
>Nigel
>
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