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I just got my 2056 back from my engine builder, and now im trying to install all the sheet metal. The engine builder suggested that i wire open my cooling system so that it doesnt ever mess up and overheat my engine. My question is how should the flaps be oriented if i wire them open. Why do i even need these flaps if im not using the thermostat system? IF anyone has any pics of how they oriented their flaps, that would help alot. Thanks!! Hopefully back on the road soon!!
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VaccaRabite |
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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
Even the pros mess up at times. Jeff mislabled his pictures. The top picture is the cooling position, the bottom picture is the warmup picture.
If you take out the flaps, you are not forcing the air to go through the oil cooler, which will result in higher oil temps. Zach |
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I am Tangerine Racing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,935 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
If you take out the flaps, you are not forcing the air to go through the oil cooler, which will result in higher oil temps. Do you have test results? Nope. And I am not willing to chance it with my engine, either. I can say, though, that air will follow the path of least resistance. The flap over the oil cooler forces a percentage of the air going through the tins to be diverted to the oil cooler. There is no where else for it to go. Without the flap, the oil cooler would be a natural low pressure area, and would suck up a little warm air from under the tins into the cool air above the tins. It would not provide much, if any, cooling to the oil, aside from being a heat sink. So, no. I don't have tests to prove it. But I am willing to believe in the theory until proven otherwise. I am always willing to be proven otherwise if someone is willing to run the tests in a relatively scientific manner. Zach |
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