[SEL] Cooling system bypass loops.

Kangas, James G. james.kangas at timken.com
Thu Jun 25 16:36:35 PDT 2009


I'll bite,what's a "Three Stooges" cooling system?
   Jim K.

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Elden DuRand
Sent: Thu 6/25/2009 11:18 AM
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: Re: [SEL] Cooling system bypass loops.



Curt:

Good idea!

I find that my Jack of All Trades will run for a long time with temperature not exceeding 180 degrees F with only the "Three Stooges" cooling system on it.  I don't think that the engine would get more than warm with the original cooling tank, even when working hard.

I suppose that when these engines were being used, the common thought was to keep 'em as cool as you could.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of
> curt at rustyiron.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 08:52 AM
> To: stationary-engine at oldengine.org;
> sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: [SEL] Cooling system bypass loops.
>
>
> As slow and as lightly loaded as we run most of
> our engines, many of them,
> especially externally cooled engines, never get
> up to proper operating
> temperatures. This results in inside cylinder
> condensation and problems
> with ignitors and spark plugs. Several years ago
> when restoring the early
> Alamo I experimented by installing a cooling
> system bypass loop. Given
> that the engine has a fixed volume water pump,
> restricting the water flow
> is not an option, so the bypass loop allows water
> to flow thru the system
> freely, but little water flows thru the water
> jacket. This proved to work
> very well on the Alamo, allowing good running
> temperatures, so I decided
> to give this a try on the 8HP Famous saw rig.
> Here are a few photos of the
> plumbing work I did on Tuesday night. Maybe
> someone will find this useful.
> Enjoy,
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC USA


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