marc wiese wrote:

Man, lets not over do it. All those WW II water cooled fighters over the
pacific (p38, p51, cobra, etc) had to have something going for them. Seems
a water temp and a water pressure gauge should cover it. What did they do
to convince themselves they were reliable? After all, bullets thru the
radiator were a real problem. We need a seasoned mech from that era.

Simple! AN hose and fittings.

Paul Lamar

Ha! Most of the Pacific fighters were air cooled radials.  The P38 is a
conspicuous exception, and needed a second engine to get you home.

Bill

submarine !     ;-)

Yeah but it had more range than them fuel sucking air cooled engines :-)
P38's shot down Admiral Yamamoto.
There were also a *&^& load of P51 escort fighters for the B29 bombing
Japan.

Paul Lamar
 
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