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Oil Cooler Orientation
Getting ready to make the oil cooler lines for a UL Power 350iS. The Zenith build guides show the oil cooler installed with the lines coming in from the bottom (although it also shows a different oil cooler than the one I received). The UL Power installation manual shows them coming in from above.
Any advice on this one?
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Permalink Reply by Matt Pope
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I don't know anything about this system, so take this for what's it's worth, but it seems to me like it would be much easier to purge air out of the oil cooler if the lines were coming in/out from above.
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Permalink Reply by Ralph Powell
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The oil hoses only fit the larger oil cooler from the bottom. Decision made. Don’t over think the simple things in life. Does it work with the hoses feeding the bottom of the oil cooler? Based on the fact that I have over a thousand hours on my 350i, the answer appears to be yes. Do I purge the air out, no.
Do run a brace bar from the bottom of the oil cooler to oil pan bolts. I do not use rubber grommets on the cooler mount. Mine is attached firmly in place. The original oil cooler with rubber mounts went in the trash after I noticed cracks in the cooler.
Ralph
1254 Hours on my UL and still flying!
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