Paul wrote:

I flew the SQ2000 today. The engine is running great, now that I have a

seperate water temp sender for the ECU and another for the engine monitor.
The outside air temp was 80 degrees, and I am very

disappointed with my coolant temps. The water temp hit 205 during the

climb.  Temps slowly came back down to 190 once I was in level flight, and
dropped to 170 on short final. Very

disappointing. (oil temps were fine).  I am going to seal all the gaps

around the radiator first, and see if that helps.  I am concerned that the
new ram air scoop I made to bring in cool air to the

throttlebody might be pressurizing the rear of the cowling, and

inhibiting the induction of air through the radiator. I will try sealing
around the radiator first. If that fails to bring the temps

down, I will try removing the ram air scoop and installing a NACA scoop

with a hose to bring air directly to the throttlebody, and not dump it into
the low pressure area of the cowling.  If that

fails, I think I will take up fishing or golf.
     Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 in Mobile, AL

hi Paul,   hang in there, ive tried both, but i am not realy alive till i

lift those wheels off the ground. nothing can replace that airplane, take
care walt.

Sealing is all important. It was the main subject of my forum at Sun & fun this year.

Paul Lamar
 
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