Just my two cents worth... Drop the Evans idea. 50 50 runs much cooler
and you can get it anywhere. Why risk it.
Jeff R. N128LJ Gold Rush
On Jun 5, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Robert Hatton wrote:
> I have been following the cooling topic and wondered what the forum
> thought about using Evans coolant?
>
> I noticed Kevin uses Evans from his Death Valley flight description,
> but Mike Parkin threw his away!
>
> I am about to refill my radiators and was considering Evans as the
> way to go. I am based in Colorado and expect hotter temperatures in
> the summer than northern Europe and cooler ones in the winter.
>
> I would welcome anyone=92s advice and experiences.
>
> BTW ' on my 912UL installation the Oil cooler was lowered and made a
> dramatic difference ' stable temperatures and no sign of overheating
> when the aircraft was flying in the UK. I am considering lowering
> the Oil Cooler for my 914 installation for the temperatures get up
> to the high end of the scale during climb out, but do stabilize in
> the cruise.
>
> Robert Hatton
> email: roberthatton1@googlemail.com
>
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-
> list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of GRAHAM SINGLETON
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 9:38 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Cooling issues, once again!
>
> You could be right there Frans. btw theory says that cowl inlet
> should be much smaller than rad area so that some pressure recovery
> can happen, also lips must be smooth.
> Graham
>
> From: Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl>
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Saturday, 5 June, 2010 21:27:33
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Cooling issues, once again!
>
<frans@privatepilots.nl
> >
>
> On 06/05/2010 09:26 PM, Rob Housman wrote:
>
> Looking closer to both radiators, It appears to me that the oil cooler
> has closer spaced fins, thicker fluid canals, and an overall smaller
> useful area.
> It might be that this is the reason why lowering the oil radiator also
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