> Perry Mick wrote:
     >

     > Steve,
     > Do you still have the oil cooler mounted horizontally near the

firewall? I'm not sure you will get enough airflow through it oriented like
that.

Steve Brooks wrote:

Perry,
I had concerns as well about the oil cooler.  I had contemplated putting in
a diverter in the scoop inlet to more direct air into the oil cooler.  To do
that though I would have to either make it adjustable, or make a wild guess
as to how much air to direct.

I have a furnace blower with a 6" outlet, and I put it under the plane about
3' ahead of the scoop, and with the lower cowling installed.  I appeared
that I had ample air flow through the oil cooler, in fact, it almost seemed
like too much.
I considered putting in a restrictor to block some of the air from the oil
cooler, but then I decided that my test was rather unscientific, so I
decided to wait and see what the actual result is.

Based on what I've read, I expect to have cooling issues.  If I do, I guess
I'll have to address them, but I have a few ideas for simple mods before I
have to get radical and rebuild my lower cowling and air scoop.

I prime red the whole plane today, and it was a long, long day.  Tomorrow
I'm going to sand the orange peel off of the Smooth Prime, and spray a
urethane primer over everything... I hope

Steve Brooks
Cozy MKIV
Painting

I used Poly-fiber's water-based polyurethane top coat after Smooth Prime, which worked very well for me.  It seems a little thin is the only downside.  You
let it sit and cure for about a week, after which you can sand and/or polish any imperfections to a mirror finish.

Scott Gettings

 
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