Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 23:51:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cpimssmtpu01.email.msn.com ([207.46.181.77] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b8) with ESMTP id 1796595 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 23:32:45 -0400 Received: from bhickman ([65.142.114.194]) by cpimssmtpu01.email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Wed, 2 Oct 2002 20:31:34 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <003901c26a8e$a3066200$284ffea9@suwanneevalley.net> Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] water pump question X-Original-Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 23:40:35 -0400 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 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Original-Return-Path: lors01@msn.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Oct 2002 03:31:35.0186 (UTC) FILETIME=[5FE96720:01C26A8D] > could someone explain to me how the water flows thru the pump? It seems > like the passages allow water to flow thru the block without first passing > thru the radiator. Kevin 20B You're looking at the bypass passage in the pump. This gets closed by the double action thermostat when the engine is warmed up. This passage MUST be blocked if you don't run the thermostat. Tracy Crook tcrook@rotaryaviation.com www.rotaryaviation.com