[FC] Oil Cooler

[Ron]

I can't imagine that 60 cylinders would be easy to cool but the crankshaft 
must be a marvel!  Is this a corncob radial?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA" <del.patten at kirtland.af.mil>
To: "'The Corvanatics list'" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 7:59 AM
Subject: RE: [FC] Oil Cooler


> The 102 wasn't offered but they do end up there...that's what is in mine 
> and
> even with the 4 speed it is a terrible engine for the slab sided
> Greeenbriers...but I still haven't gotten the 110 that was in mine 
> repaired
> yet...and it wasn't offered in mine either!!  Mine seems to run fairly 
> cool
> though...230 oil temps even in the summer when I drop the shroulds...210 
> in
> the winter when I am going up hill for awhile...I also have a mystery 
> engine
> that is a candidate...it has 60 cylinders which would help with the
> cooling!!
>
>  Del Patten...CNM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Greenbrier Goon
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 5:25 PM
> To: The Corvanatics list
> Subject: Re: [FC] Oil Cooler
>
> Yes.  I spent alot of time chipping away all of the casting flash on these
> heads when I had them rebuilt.
>
> I seem to remember determining that it was a 102 hp engine by the numbers 
> on
> the heads.  I might have to look at that again.  I have been told that 102
> hp engines were not offered in FCs.
>
> Charles
>
> J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I think that is an 80hp engine. Don't know for certain. If so, should not
> get THAT hot. Were the heads ever de-flashed? If you are not getting good
> air to all the fins, that could have a big impact on how hot the engine 
> (and
>
> oil) eventually gets on a long run.
>
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> Later, JR
>
>
>
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