Getting The Victor 1+ Ready To Go For The Second Time - Coolant System Mods
After running the Victor 1+ for over three hours, I found that the size of the original coolant recovery bottle was much too large. A smaller bottle was obtainned from Walmart. It started out as large salt shaker. Tube opening facing the camera is the vent and fill tube. The other end is bent up so that it opens just below the bottle cap. The tube that starts at the bottom and comes out at the upper right is connected to the coolant burp valve.
Another tube passes through the clear wall on the other side. It is a drain that opens just below the green cap.
The exterior end is connected to a small tube that passes below the reed valve assembly on the other side of the engine. If I over fill the system, the excess coolant will pass through this tube and exit clear of the fuselage.
The original clamps for the coolant lines were made from narrow strips of aluminum and two screws were used to hold them to the flywheel housing. These clamps were too narrow so that the lines worked the clamps until they would crack through the bolt holes. New wider clamps were made from stainless steel, and four screws were used to prevent the lines from working the metal.
The clamps were made larger than the coolant line OD. To cushion the line and to prevent chaffing, the interspace was filled with vinyl tubing. Loctite was used on the bolts to keep them from vibrating loose.
The two soft mounts are for mounting the fuel pump. Originally it was hard mounted to the belt cover but the mount could not with stand the vibration.
To hold the coolant burp valve, a bracket was lap welded to the forward muffler mount bracket.
After running the Victor 1+ for over three hours, I found that the size of the original coolant recovery bottle was much too large. A smaller bottle was obtainned from Walmart. It started out as large salt shaker. Tube opening facing the camera is the vent and fill tube. The other end is bent up so that it opens just below the bottle cap. The tube that starts at the bottom and comes out at the upper right is connected to the coolant burp valve.
Another tube passes through the clear wall on the other side. It is a drain that opens just below the green cap.
The exterior end is connected to a small tube that passes below the reed valve assembly on the other side of the engine. If I over fill the system, the excess coolant will pass through this tube and exit clear of the fuselage.
The original clamps for the coolant lines were made from narrow strips of aluminum and two screws were used to hold them to the flywheel housing. These clamps were too narrow so that the lines worked the clamps until they would crack through the bolt holes. New wider clamps were made from stainless steel, and four screws were used to prevent the lines from working the metal.
The clamps were made larger than the coolant line OD. To cushion the line and to prevent chaffing, the interspace was filled with vinyl tubing. Loctite was used on the bolts to keep them from vibrating loose.
To hold the coolant burp valve, a bracket was lap welded to the forward muffler mount bracket.