Matronics Email Lists :: View topic

Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists

Get Email Distribution Too! FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register

Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in

Water temps

Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Pulsar-List

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author Message

barrynorman(at)comcast.ne
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:04 pm Post subject: Water temps

I noticed the last time I flew the plane in cold weather that the heat was a little on the weak side and water temps were only 135 degrees after leaving the engine. This was with 22 degree F  OAT.  I  was considering stuffing a piece of foam in one of the wing root openings to block the air flow to one of the radiators to bring the temps up in the plane. Right now the hot coolant flows through a heater core in the cabin before it goes to the  two wing roots. Cylinder head temps are in the 170 degree range.  Has anyone else done this?



Barry



 [quote][b]

- The Matronics Pulsar-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pulsar-List

esalehto(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:31 pm Post subject: Water temps

Hi,

I asked same question from Yahoo group a week ago but haven't got any feedback. Can't be that we are the first ones facing cold cockpits! I have Pulsar XP and I think that I need to cover some part of the radiator.



Esa

Pulsar XP

Rotax 912



        From: "barrynorman(at)comcast.net"  <barrynorman(at)comcast.net>

 To: pulsar-list <pulsar-list(at)matronics.com> 

 Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:03 PM

 Subject: Pulsar-List: Water temps

  

 

 #yiv1799691380 p {margin:0;}I noticed the last time I flew the plane in cold weather that the heat was a little on the weak side and water temps were only 135 degrees after leaving the engine. This was with 22 degree F  OAT.  I  was considering stuffing a piece of foam in one of the wing root openings to block the air flow to one of the radiators to bring the temps up in the plane. Right now the hot coolant flows through a heater core in the cabin before it goes to the  two wing roots. Cylinder head temps are in the 170 degree range.  Has anyone else done this?



Barry



 [quote][b]

- The Matronics Pulsar-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pulsar-List

barryjedwards(at)lineone.
Guest

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:32 am Post subject: Water temps

I block off part of my XP Series 1 radiators every year as it gets cold. On  the Series one the oil rad is mounted in front of the coolant rad. I put a piece  of rigid plastic between the two covering up to 1/3 of the main rad and most of  the oil rad. It’s crude but it works well enough. Not that I have flown for  months now. Our grass airstrip has been waterlogged for several months and I  have a couple of mis-firing cylinders to sort. I know the problem and it’s  simple to fix, I just cant be bothered to go and do it in the cold wet weather  when I know I cant fly!

  

 Barry

 G-XPXP 912 Taildragger UK 1050hrs

    

  From: barrynorman(at)comcast.net (barrynorman(at)comcast.net) 

 Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:03 PM

 To: pulsar-list (pulsar-list(at)matronics.com) 

 Subject: Water temps

  



  I noticed the  last time I flew the plane in cold weather that the heat was a little on the  weak side and water temps were only 135 degrees after leaving the engine. This  was with 22 degree F  OAT.  I  was considering stuffing a piece  of foam in one of the wing root openings to block the air flow to one of the  radiators to bring the temps up in the plane. Right now the hot coolant flows  through a heater core in the cabin before it goes to the  two wing roots.  Cylinder head temps are in the 170 degree range.  Has anyone else done  this?



Barry



   [quote][b]

- The Matronics Pulsar-List Email Forum -

Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:

http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pulsar-List

Display posts from previous:

	Matronics Email Lists Forum Index -> Pulsar-List	All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum