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joelhaynes

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 19
Location: Bozeman, MT

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

I have the standard Positech cooler and�Van's standard firewall forward kit�setup.� This morning I re-examined my baffles�and found a number of little gaps where additional high temp RTV sealant would likely be useful so I plugged them up. I will also cover over my cabin heat take-off with duct tape for the second flight to see what that will do. Calibrating the oil temp probe with boiling water is a great idea as suggested by another lister.� I do have a little room to raise the position of my oil cooler if that is necessary later on.� Also, I've learned that opening the lower cowl exit some more might be useful.� Second flight will be Friday morning after the RTV cures.� Thanks to everyone�for all the online and offline�congrats and advice.

 �

 Joel Haynes

 7A 0.5 hours

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 >� Congratulations, Joel - isn't it a great feeling?!� Regarding the cooling - I have

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		  � an 0-360 in my recently completed RV6 - operating in the warmth of Western

� Australia. I'm not having any oil cooling problems at the moment - rather the

� opposite!� I installed a larger oil cooler than standard because I expected to

� be operating in high temps. Now that winter is here I've had to tape over about

� a third of the cooler to keep temps in the green.� What size oil cooler have

� you installed?

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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

I concur on the calibration of the oil probe. i did this  and discoverd that Dynon had calibrated their engine monitors to a different  range. It may be that the spec sheet for the probe was different to the actual  sensors who knows?

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 All the Dynon's now have a software fix for this. Maybe  that other EFI manufacturers �made the same assumption.

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 My temp probe read 20deg F too high....Glad I found  this.

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 Congrats...I'm about 2/3rds thru painting and I'll be into  fianl assembly at the hangar

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 Frak

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 RV7a...My Zodiac sold last week...Just in  time...



   From: owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of  joelrhaynes(at)aol.com

Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:14  AM

To: rv7-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: RE: N557XW  Flies

 

  I have the standard Positech cooler  and�Van's standard firewall forward kit�setup.� This morning I  re-examined my baffles�and found a number of little gaps where additional  high temp RTV sealant would likely be useful  so I plugged them up. I will also cover over my cabin heat take-off with duct  tape for the second flight to see what that will do. Calibrating the oil temp  probe with boiling water is a great idea as suggested by another lister.� I do have a little room to raise the  position of my oil cooler if that is necessary later on.� Also, I've  learned that opening the lower cowl exit some more might be useful.� Second  flight will be Friday morning after the RTV  cures.� Thanks to everyone�for all the online and offline�congrats and advice.

 �

 Joel Haynes

 7A 0.5 hours

 �

 >� Congratulations, Joel - isn't it a great feeling?!�  Regarding the cooling - I have

 	  Quote: 	
		  � an 0-360 in my recently completed  RV6 - operating in the warmth of  Western

� Australia. I'm not having any oil cooling problems at the  moment - rather the

� opposite!� I installed a larger oil  cooler than standard because I expected to

� be operating in high  temps. Now that winter is here I've had to  tape over about

� a third of the cooler to keep temps in the green.� What size oil cooler  have

� you installed?

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tadsargent(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: N557XW Flies

Congrats on the flight.� I would  pay  attention to the temps but not make large changes till 25-30 hours or your  confident the break-in has occurred.� Normal CHT s may not happen till 50  or more hours even though the oil usage may subside.� If you oil temps are  high calibrate the probes is warm oil not water.� Cruise flight oil temps  for me are 190 and the cooler is on the back of the #4

 Tad Sargent

 N130TS

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