the_fbi
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 09:58 AM |
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Removing water/oil cooler on Blade?
I'm not sure if this applies to other blade engines too, but my 919 uses the water coolant to cool the oil down, in a sandwich plate arrangement
before the filter.
Is it possible to remove this as it adds quite a bit of depth?
Clearly I'll implement a different style of cooling, using a normal oil/air cooler and a radiator.
Any info appreciated.
ta
Chris
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 01:21 PM |
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Im pretty sure Ive seen it done, but in its place you'd need to fit a blanked off sandwich plate and then mount the oil filter remotely, I dont
think the oil filter would bolt on directly in its place.
[Edited on 9/9/06 by ChrisGamlin]
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chrisf
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 01:46 PM |
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I think it's documented on www.westicles.net
--Chris
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 03:27 PM |
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I think Ed just fitted an additional sandwich plate for an oil/air cooler but left the original oil/water cooler in place. Fundamentally the same
procedure if you were ditching the oil/water cooler though, just need a sandwich plate that can sit directly against the block and take a filter like
Ed did, or remotely mount the filter like I did on my R1.
[Edited on 9/9/06 by ChrisGamlin]
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mb893
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 05:08 PM |
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Talk to Mathew at Think Automotive (0208 5681172), he knows his stuff and is very helpful... Did this with my first car and have a similar arrangement
with the current one.
Have a look here for the bits I've used on the current car: Clicky
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/9/06 at 05:39 PM |
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Yep Think Auto is where I got all my R1 bits from, as John says Matthew is a good bet as the bike engine knowledge is a little variable depending on
who you speak to.
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