procharger Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Anyone have a photo of orientation oil thermostat CT . thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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procharger Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Mine looks like that bottom left hose goes to out fitting to oil tank is that right thanks for photo. Some reason someone had the oil stat with tabs facing out maybe is doesn't matter it was flying like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Mind you this is a VERY old picture (10 years). The internal construction of the thermostat basically means it doesn't matter, as long as the hot side (oil reservoir is on the bottom, opposite the side with the endcap with the snap ring) is on bottom, and the cold side to the the engine is on the top. Instructions attached. 300013 rev6.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procharger Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meade Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 I put one in and took it back out. 2007 CTSW. Didn't help enough to make it worth the bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 I'm not a fan of the thermostats either. I've had a few people ask me to take them out. Some are overly concerned about being too exact on temps. Plus they are always in the way when doing other maint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 For me, up here in ohio during the cold cold months, they help a lot. I could see them being unnecessary and actually hindering cooling for those flying in the warm places That said, looking at the installation diagram, I could see a potential useful change with routing. Basically, I could cap off one of the outlets, and run the far side of the cooler and from the thermostat to a tee and take it to the inlet of the oil pump. Would save a length of hose. It potentially might even be able to be moved to the left side of the airplane as a result, saving a LOT of hose and routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill3558 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 8:34 AM, Roger Lee said: I'm not a fan of the thermostats either. I've had a few people ask me to take them out. Some are overly concerned about being too exact on temps. Plus they are always in the way when doing other maint. Ahem. Not to mention the chance of an oil line coming loose and the engine seizing in flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinoons Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Or an oil hose running next to the exhaust and getting burned through, also resulting in starvation…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meade Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 I have an engine heater which would get the engine to about 75. I initially installed the thermostat to further speed up engine warm-up to 120F. I found it would warm up faster, but when the thermostat opened it cooled off again and had to heat up again. I don't think I saved enough time on engine warm-up to make it worth while, but I'm sure it's an individual preference item. I'm in Iowa, but I'm not sure location makes a big difference for many of us because at a certain temperature, I'm not going flying anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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