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khorton01(at)rogers.com
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 Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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The oil cooler on my IO-360-A1B6 is hung a bit aft of the baffles on
the left side, and I don't have a lot of clearance between the oil
cooler flange and the engine mount. I have trimmed the flange to get
about 3/16" clearance between the oil cooler and engine mount, but
wonder if that is enough. I'd appreciate any advice from those with
flying aircraft.
Thanks,
Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8
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rv8(at)lazy8.net
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Kevin, sounds just like mine...no sign that the flange has ever touched
the engine mount.
John Huft
375 hours
Kevin Horton wrote:
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The oil cooler on my IO-360-A1B6 is hung a bit aft of the baffles on
the left side, and I don't have a lot of clearance between the oil
cooler flange and the engine mount. I have trimmed the flange to get
about 3/16" clearance between the oil cooler and engine mount, but
wonder if that is enough. I'd appreciate any advice from those with
flying aircraft.
Thanks,
Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8
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Terry Watson
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 290
Location: Seattle, WA USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Kevin,
This isn't an answer to your question, but more of a way of thinking about
it.: The farther you are away from the motor mount, the more clearance you
need. Since you are pretty close to the engine mount at that location, it
would seem that 3/16" might be enough.
Of course this is probably all very obvious to you but at one time in seemed
like a brilliant insight to me.
Terry
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bertrv6(at)highstream.net
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Quoting John Huft <rv8(at)lazy8.net>:
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Kevin, sounds just like mine...no sign that the flange has ever touched
the engine mount.
John Huft
375 hours
Kevin Horton wrote:
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> The oil cooler on my IO-360-A1B6 is hung a bit aft of the baffles on
> the left side, and I don't have a lot of clearance between the oil
> cooler flange and the engine mount. I have trimmed the flange to get
> about 3/16" clearance between the oil cooler and engine mount, but
> wonder if that is enough. I'd appreciate any advice from those with
> flying aircraft.
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> Thanks,
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> Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
> Ottawa, Canada
> http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8
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>Kevin: I put mine on my RV6A, on the right side,(looking from
the cockpit) of the fire wall, about the middle of the two legs of Eng.
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mount. It is fine, the only thing is the 3" tube for air, is too
close to the , Oil dip sitck. I should have make the hole for that
a little more to the "left"..
Bert rv6a
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denis.walsh(at)comcast.ne
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Mine is on the rear baffle and I had to grind out a semi hole in the
inboard flange to get about the same clearance as you have. It has
not yet touched the engine mount, at least not in the first 9.5 years
(1870 hours). It is; however an O-360A1A in an Rv-6.
The worst shake and furthest deviation from rest position will
probably be at the first start up. If you don't get a scrape then,
you are most likely ok.
Build fast. Fly Fast. But never get in a hurry.
Denis Walsh
On Nov 15, 2006, at 07:32 6317300011, Kevin Horton wrote:
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The oil cooler on my IO-360-A1B6 is hung a bit aft of the baffles
on the left side, and I don't have a lot of clearance between the
oil cooler flange and the engine mount. I have trimmed the flange
to get about 3/16" clearance between the oil cooler and engine
mount, but wonder if that is enough. I'd appreciate any advice
from those with flying aircraft.
Thanks,
Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8
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martin(at)gbonline.com
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Kevin,
If you have aerobatic mounts, you might make it. If you have the standard
shock mounts, you will probably need a little more clearance. consider
adding 1/8 inch more.
Dick Martin
RV8 N233M
the fast one
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rv8(at)lazy8.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: Clearance between oil cooler and engine mount? |
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Kevin and all
I have added some pictures at the bottom of my firewall forward page 2
http://www.lazy8.net/fwf2.html
Of the oil cooler installation.
John Huft
www.lazy8.net/rv8.html
Kevin Horton wrote:
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The oil cooler on my IO-360-A1B6 is hung a bit aft of the baffles on
the left side, and I don't have a lot of clearance between the oil
cooler flange and the engine mount. I have trimmed the flange to get
about 3/16" clearance between the oil cooler and engine mount, but
wonder if that is enough. I'd appreciate any advice from those with
flying aircraft.
Thanks,
Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8
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