Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 384087 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:47:13 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from Carol ([216.78.114.48]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040830024642.SKWI1789.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@Carol> for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:46:42 -0400 Message-ID: <009601c48e3b$8f983c70$30724ed8@Carol> From: "paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine run - Good news/bad news Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:46:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marvin Kaye" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine run - Good news/bad news > "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > """ Heck, see if the inlet fitting even has a hole in it. I've found AN bolts > with no threads, platenuts with no threads, Aeroquip type hose fittings > without threads, and even washers without the center punched out. AN > hardware ain't perfect :-) """ > > Excellent point, one I wish I'd thought to mention sometime earlier myself. > I, too, have seen the various defects Rusty describes (and others), but I > just never thought to bring it to anyone's attention. The most aggravating is > the thread-less plate nuts... who thinks to try them out before installing > them? I know I sure didn't 8-( > > > I'm sure glad to hear that someone else has also installed thread-less nut plates. Of course only the ones that are in the most difficult to replace areas are thread-less. Thank some guy named Murphy. Paul Murphy Conner > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >