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Arty Trost
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 Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:44 am Post subject: ? re: Radiator for 582 |
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I fly a Talon - an ultralight-type E-LSA, powered by a 582. I need a new radiator. I've been told that it's not necessary to buy a new radiator from Rotax - that a car radiator will do every bit as well. Do any of you have any experience using a car radiator with a 582?
Also, I need to replace my Westach water temp gauge. Again, I've been told that you can buy a water temp gauge at an auto parts store and pay significantly less than for a Westach. Any thoughts?
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lucien
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: Re: ? re: Radiator for 582 |
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| Arty Trost wrote: | I fly a Talon - an ultralight-type E-LSA, powered by a 582. I need a new radiator. I've been told that it's not necessary to buy a new radiator from Rotax - that a car radiator will do every bit as well. Do any of you have any experience using a car radiator with a 582?
Also, I need to replace my Westach water temp gauge. Again, I've been told that you can buy a water temp gauge at an auto parts store and pay significantly less than for a Westach. Any thoughts?
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Hi Arty,
I believe a car radiator will work fine, but I don't have any personal experience with it on the 582. You might send an email to Mark Smith at Tristate Kite sales:
http://www.trikite.com/
He's been using the 582 for decades (since it came out basically) and I think he uses car radiators pretty much exclusively. So he'd have the definite poop on which radiator to use.
LS
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Roger Lee
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Tucson, Az.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: ? re: Radiator for 582 |
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Hi Arty,
The answer is yes and yes. Go to a junk yard and pick up a small used radiator. You can use any water temp gauge for the most part that was designed for that.
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