Before you go to all that trouble check that your gauge is accurate .Check it in oil that you heat up and use a cooking thermometer compare the two. Jim B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:23 PM Subject: KR> Sucking air - Oil temp problem
> Well, I originally planned to build a plenum behind the oil cooler and > duct > it to a venturi on the bottom of the cowl. Then one of guys at the > airport, > who's opinion I greatly respect, convinced me to make an "air grabber" of > sorts, and force the air into a plenum in front of the oil cooler. I > tried > every way I could and could not find enough room to put the intake hose > into > the plenum, or to route and secure the intake hose where it would get a > lot > of air. So, back to the first plan, and figure out the venturi as the > plenum was already configured. Well, that was getting very complicated as > there is not much room inside the cowling, due to the crossover exhaust. > > So, I decided to put two 2" aluminum tubes through the bottom of the cowl, > sort of like very short exhaust pipes, to which I will run my air ducts > from > the plenum, behind the oil cooler. These will protrude somewhat from the > bottom of the cowl, and I think that I should cut them at an angle to > create > that "sucking" effect. > > Now for the question. Does anyone have an EDUCATED opinion on the angle, > to > the air stream, at which I should cut these tubes to get the maximum > "suck"? > > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > See you at the 2007 - KR Gathering > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying > has begun. > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
