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

 Paul

 I'm listening and would happy to help............just need to know what
 is needed exactly.

 jeff

 The RX8 water pump housing is built into the front cover and they
 are ten times more open  than the 2nd and 3rd gen pumps. This
 cuts the pump HP required and still keeps a high water flow
 velocity in the block to insure good heat transfer from
 the metal to the coolant.

 We need a simple adapter to bolt to the side of the front
 cover and transition to two hose barbs which I think
 are 1.5 inch OD. Stock car hose. However I recommend
 the stuff use in truck engines which is blue silicone.

 I can do a 3D for you in the next couple of days
 with dims. The flat plate would be 3 inches
 wide and 4.5 inches high.

 Paul Lamar

Paul

Go ahead and work something up, I'll take a look............

jeff


Here is what I have in mind. I would make two styles.
Just the flange for people that wanted to weld on
90 or 180 degree bends and the full unit with the
hose barbs.

If you want to do this I will loan you my RX8 front
cover and you can send it back when you are done getting
the dimensions and pictures.

Paul Lamar