Veetail88
Well Known Member
I received the last issue of Kitplanes magazine about 2 years too late.
There is an article in there about Oil Coolers.
They said DON'T do any of these things!
1. Don't use aluminum fittings, only steel as aluminum will gall the threads.
2. Don't tighten the fittings without holding back on the oil cooler wrench flats. Use 2 wrenches!
3. Don't take a fitting out once it's installed!
Apparently I did not do enough reading on this one before installation. I failed on #1 AND #2.![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I've never added oil yet. Likely will in 3 or 4 weeks, but here's the question.
Do I fail on #3, take them out and replace them with steel?
Do I leave them alone and hope they don't leak and that I didn't jazz up the radiator already?
I hang my head in shame before the brain trust. What do ya'all think I should do with this?
There is an article in there about Oil Coolers.
They said DON'T do any of these things!
1. Don't use aluminum fittings, only steel as aluminum will gall the threads.
2. Don't tighten the fittings without holding back on the oil cooler wrench flats. Use 2 wrenches!
3. Don't take a fitting out once it's installed!
Apparently I did not do enough reading on this one before installation. I failed on #1 AND #2.
I've never added oil yet. Likely will in 3 or 4 weeks, but here's the question.
Do I fail on #3, take them out and replace them with steel?
Do I leave them alone and hope they don't leak and that I didn't jazz up the radiator already?
I hang my head in shame before the brain trust. What do ya'all think I should do with this?