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there sure is a lot of discussion on oil cooling... given the high temps reported from many angle valve 360 and 390 installs and reading many oil cooling adventures i have gone down the path of using a larger oil cooler with flow control for the feed air. vans has a nice sheet metal plenum frame for the -10 that mounts to the firewall that is set up for the 20006a 13 row cooler. fitting it to my -7 is close but the parts will fit within the mount and so far appear to be relatively conflict free. i will be fitting 4" scat or sceet tubing from the baffle, over the top of the mount and down to the sheet metal box plenum... it looks like it will end up being about 18". to gain a bit of extra duct space at the entry i have lopped off the bottom block on the transducer manifold (not in the photos).
as positioned the cooler will fit through the engine mount and can be rotated into position after rounding the mounting flange edges... it is tight and requires patience but it does fit, at least with the fuel supply hose from the pump disconnected.
as i have the assembly taped to the firewall, the left magneto can come straight out about 2 inches before it will need to be free of gear restriction... i have not yet pulled the magneto... how far out does it have to be perfectly inline for removal and installation? i can get a bit more if needed but the overall placement is best here. once free from gears i expect that it can slew slightly and it will clear fine.
i will keep the thread posted with notable install progress.
as positioned the cooler will fit through the engine mount and can be rotated into position after rounding the mounting flange edges... it is tight and requires patience but it does fit, at least with the fuel supply hose from the pump disconnected.
as i have the assembly taped to the firewall, the left magneto can come straight out about 2 inches before it will need to be free of gear restriction... i have not yet pulled the magneto... how far out does it have to be perfectly inline for removal and installation? i can get a bit more if needed but the overall placement is best here. once free from gears i expect that it can slew slightly and it will clear fine.
i will keep the thread posted with notable install progress.