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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 364409 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:55:17 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040814045447.YMGK1787.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:54:47 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: While Ed was doing math... Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 23:53:00 -0500 Message-ID: <002101c481ba$935b9790$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C48190.AA858F90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C48190.AA858F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 =20 I appreciate you guys keeping Ed busy doing math. I'm sure to beat him = in the air with my C drive at this rate :-) =20 =20 The drive and prop are here. The old drive is off (after much cursing = as usual), and the new drive is sitting on the floor. It was too late to install it today, and I wanted to take my time to make sure I got it = right. Note to Tracy- Packing peanuts: BAD. They're all over the airport I = think :-) =20 =20 I haven't opened the prop yet, but I'm sure it's beautiful. =20 I finished all the machining on my injector conversion. The plan is to install MSD injectors in the stock primary location. I ended up making steel sleeves to fit in the injector holes in the block. They're .65" = OD, and .55" ID. I took a T-II injector rail, and bored it out to .54" ID = to fit the new injectors. I also drilled and tapped the ends of the rail = for 1/4 NPT fittings, and installed them with some JB weld to keep Tracy's = stock prices up :-) The sleeves are already installed in the block, and I'll = test out the new rail tomorrow. Man will it be nice to have matching = injectors again. Since they're 525 cc injectors, I lowered the fuel pressure from = 42 to 36 to compensate. =20 =20 I'm off Monday also, so I plan to have this thing at least tuned, and = ready to fly by then. =20 Cheers, Rusty (Kolb Slingshot, or Earthstar Gull 2000) =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C48190.AA858F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings, =20

I appreciate = you guys=20 keeping Ed busy doing math. I'm sure to beat him in the air with = my C=20 drive at this rate :-)

The drive and = prop are=20 here. The old drive is off (after much cursing as usual), and the = new=20 drive is sitting on the floor. It was too late to install it = today, and I=20 wanted to take my time to make sure I got it right. Note to Tracy- = Packing=20 peanuts: BAD. They're all over the airport I think :-) =

I = haven't opened the=20 prop yet, but I'm sure it's beautiful.

I finished all = the=20 machining on my injector conversion. The plan is to install MSD = injectors=20 in the stock primary location. I ended up making steel = sleeves to fit=20 in the injector holes in the block. They're .65" OD, and .55" = ID. I=20 took a T-II injector rail, and bored it out to .54" ID to fit the new=20 injectors. I also drilled and tapped the ends of the rail for 1/4 = NPT=20 fittings, and installed them with some JB weld to keep Tracy's stock = prices up=20 :-) The sleeves are already installed in the block, and I'll test = out the=20 new rail tomorrow. Man will it be nice to have matching = injectors=20 again. Since they're 525 cc injectors, I lowered the fuel pressure = from 42=20 to 36 to compensate.

I'm off Monday = also, so I=20 plan to have this thing at least tuned, and ready to fly by=20 then.

Cheers,

Rusty (Kolb = Slingshot, or=20 Earthstar Gull 2000)

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