Different cooling for P55 |
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Matthew Balkwell
New member Username: matt
Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 05, 2006 - 06:12 pm: |
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Matt here, my father and i are putting together a 16 foot launch with a P55 engine , we are looking at different methods of cooling. The ones we are looking at are keel cooling , and the other being a heat exchanger. Does anyone have any information, or better still experience on these matters, any help would be great |
Peter Ogborne
Senior Member Username: peterogborne
Post Number: 139 Registered: 09-2002
| Posted on Monday, June 05, 2006 - 06:43 pm: |
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Matt ...I intend doing the same ,ie heat x . I have experimented with a Chapman Pup . In this instance I used a bronze gear pump ,chain driven from the crank shaft . The exchanger body was made from brass tube ,two inches in diam . The tube bundle[ eight] was fabricated from half inch brass tube ,silver soldered . I used a globe valve to control the inlet of raw water and a temp gauge to monitor it.You will need a header/expansion tank for your engine water.The next task is to transfer this to a boat I am restoring with either a P5 or a P55..........be a while yet! |
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