> Hello Paul-
>
> I got the custom pan back today, built per the V5 drawings you sent
> earlier this week.  ...
  Mark


Is there any validity to building the oil pan to act as the upper
surface of the radiator wedge diffuser?  It might conduct some of the
heat from hot oil without adding any extra weight- seems to be in
approximately the correct position.

Mike Parker


Well from structural point of view and making one part do two jobs it
looks pretty good. I think the drawback is every one degree F increase
in the temperature of the air going into the heat exchanger reduces
its effectiveness by one percent. So the idea is to keep the air going
through the heat exchanger as cool as possible. Feed cold air to both
oil cooler and water radiator.

Now here is an old idea if you have room for it. Build the oil heat
exchanger into the oil pan. Can anybody tell me what the drawbacks are?

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Oil coolers are highly susceptible to vibration damage and need isolators
in order to survive.
Marc Wiese, 20BT

Depends on the oil cooler. The oil cooler on my O-470 is bolted to the block.

Paul Lamar

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