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2112	07-05-2006 01:15 AM

Seawater routing?

I have two oversized heat exhangers. One for Oil (3"x18") and one for coolant (5"x24"). Using 1 1/4" hose through a Eickart sea pump pulling though a bravo XR should I be running through the coolant exhanger first (temp @ 170) before going through the Oil exchanger which is thermostatically set to open at 212 degrees? Or is the flow enough that it doesn't matter which one comes first?

My thinking is incrementally step up in temps or the Oil temp will overheat the coolant when it opens up.

monstaaa

07-05-2006 04:49 PM

Re: Seawater routing?

typically thru oil cooler first, then heat exchanger.

2112	07-06-2006 01:02 AM

Re: Seawater routing?

That is how I had it first, then started thinking that when the oil thermostat opens up it will reduce the cooling capacity of the "radiator".

Can you elaborate?

GOODT

07-06-2006 06:22 AM

Re: Seawater routing?

oil cooler first it the typical set up,oil also help cool the mtr

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