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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 383986 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:32:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040830003155.PMGF1723.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:31:55 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: Pics of Tracy's old intake scoop? Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:32:19 -0500 Message-ID: <01bf01c48e28$cee29b90$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C48DFE.E60C9390" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C48DFE.E60C9390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have any pics that show Tracy's old intake scoop, the one on = top of the cowl? If you do, could you send them my way ASAP. I'm still = looking for ideas for the scoop that I need to start making tomorrow. =20 =20 I managed to put 2.1 hours on the plane today, with only undercowl air = as my inlet. The temp at the TB was 115 according to one of my spare thermocouples. The fuel flow reading is way out to lunch, so that will = be another project. Unfortunately, the TAS reading comes out to be 12 mph higher than what the GPS averages. I've wondered how Tracy was getting = such good numbers to report :-) =20 Oil temps are still up, and I can't blame this on the EM-2 because I = checked the sensor again, and it's spot on at 200 degrees. I found that some of = my foam that seals the cowl to the oil cooler has shifted, crushed, or worn = in, and there was almost 1/8" of gap on both sides of the cooler. I added another strip on each side, and it makes a nice seal now, so we'll see = if that makes any difference. Sure hope so. The oil temp is limiting my = climb ability now, so I'll need to make some progress on this in the near = future. =20 The good news is that the CD player works well. Listened to ZZ-Top at 10,500 feet :-) =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty (more cal ahead) ------=_NextPart_000_01C0_01C48DFE.E60C9390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Does anyone = have any pics=20 that show Tracy's old intake scoop, the one on top of the cowl? If = you do,=20 could you send them my way ASAP. I'm still looking for ideas for = the scoop=20 that I need to start making tomorrow.

I managed to = put 2.1 hours=20 on the plane today, with only undercowl air as my inlet. The temp = at the=20 TB was 115 according to one of my spare thermocouples. The fuel = flow=20 reading is way out to lunch, so that will be another project. =20 Unfortunately, the TAS reading comes out to be 12 mph higher than what = the GPS=20 averages. I've wondered how Tracy was getting such good numbers to = report=20 :-)

Oil temps are = still up, and=20 I can't blame this on the EM-2 because I checked the sensor again, and = it's spot=20 on at 200 degrees. I found that some of my foam that seals the = cowl to the=20 oil cooler has shifted, crushed, or worn in, and there was almost 1/8" = of gap on=20 both sides of the cooler. I added another strip on each side, and = it makes=20 a nice seal now, so we'll see if that makes any difference. Sure = hope=20 so. The oil temp is limiting my climb ability now, so I'll need to = make=20 some progress on this in the near future.

The good news = is that the=20 CD player works well. Listened to ZZ-Top at 10,500 feet=20 :-)

Thanks,

Rusty (more cal = ahead)

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