I agree Frans, there will be some heat transfer from the head to thins but not
much. Pistons are cooled by the oil.
Graham
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> On 2 Aug 2016, at 05:34, Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl> wrote:
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>> On 08/02/2016 05:27 AM, Kingsley Hurst wrote:
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>> Personally I would be hesitant to block off airflow over the
>> engine because in the event of loss of coolant, the fins on the
>> cylinders would be rendered inoperable.
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> The fins on the cylinders will cool only that: the cylinder walls.
> They won't cool the cylinder heads. I'm not sure what gain you would
> expect from improved cooling of the cylinder walls.
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> Frans
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