Greetings all

I just took possession of a  Renesis, which I hope will grace the  back of
my Aerocanard.

Has anybody considered, (or done) eliminating the thermostat housing and
making a plate with tapped holes for outlets and inlets (for AN fittings)
to
be  bolted, on the engine, where the housing once lived?

No thermostat will be used.


Rich

Some people have I am sure. It is good idea as cowl
flaps to control the engine temperature will give you
more miles per gallon :) That lump weighs alot as well.

What tools do you have available?
A cross cut saw with a carbide blade will
do a nice job on 1/2 aluminum plate.
Then use a high quality hole saw in a drill press
to drill some 1 3/8" or 1 1/2" holes in the plate.
Then have some .065 wall short Al tubes tig welded in.

Don't forget the hose barb on the tubes as there
is up to 50 pounds of force trying to pull the
hose off the barb due to cooling system pressure.
Hose clamps alone do not cut it.

Perhaps we can talk Jeff into doing one in billet.
It would look great. Good idea to have it anodized
to cut the corrosion. I'll put an add on the web site
for it Jeff.

How many people want wiggins couplings?
Rough estimate on cost would be $40 each.

Paul Lamar



This is the route I chose, but instead of a plate I'm using a 1" thick Al
block. This gives me enough depth to add a pressure sensor on the front face
(opposite the stock temp sensor) on the pump outlet.

--Kenny A.
http://websites.expercraft.com/kennya/