Looking for help or ideas on cooling my IO-360-A1A. I (mistakenly) installed the 7-row baffle mounted Niagara cooler which is obviously too small, then added an 11-row used cooler on the other side in series. It is fed by a short piece of 4" orange duct. Oil temps still run in the 205 - 220 range. Tried adding louvers, no help. Boiled the Vernatherm and oil temp probe. Both check out. If you've been there, you know the Phillips XC 20W-50 which is recommended for break-in gets way too thin as you approach 220 and the oil pressure drops precipitously.
Presently installing a temporary oil flow meter inline with the coolers to verify that flow is actually happening.
If anyone has conquered this problem successfully (and I know you are out there), please tell me what size cooler you use and how it is mounted. Looks like I MIGHT have enough room to install the (Van's) recommended RV-10 cooler on the firewall, but would like any other ideas that might salvage what I already have.
Thanks for any insights......
Presently installing a temporary oil flow meter inline with the coolers to verify that flow is actually happening.
If anyone has conquered this problem successfully (and I know you are out there), please tell me what size cooler you use and how it is mounted. Looks like I MIGHT have enough room to install the (Van's) recommended RV-10 cooler on the firewall, but would like any other ideas that might salvage what I already have.
Thanks for any insights......