> wonder if any of you flying at high ambient temperatures 30 degrees
> Celsius +
>have any bright ideas about keeping the 914 turbo cool on climb out - 1'm
>finding
>temperatures creeping up past 120 degrees soon after take off which some
>what limits my immediate climb - it returns to 106 - 112 on cruise.Any
>hints tips
>would be really appreciated!!
>
>Mike Toft
>ZU CTG Trigear /914/Airmaster Prop - test flying!
Mike
The engine will run hotter when it is new and tight, after break in it will
cool down a little.
remember that if your coolant is 50% water it will boil at 115 deg
C (129deg at 1
bar)
Check also That the coolant collector bottle has a good sized vent to
overboard. You don't want glycol all over the windscreen.
Check for good sealing around the radiators, you must force all the cooling
air to go through them, not around the sides. The boys in Florida are
probably the best people to talk to. Jim Brown, Jim Nelson? Bob Berube if
he's not too busy
Graham
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