Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 801525 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:25:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.100] (cpe-065-187-243-074.nc.rr.com [65.187.243.74]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id j2I3Os0V020961 for ; Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:24:54 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <423A4A03.3050208@nc.rr.com> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:24:51 -0500 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041127) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Electric water pump References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Bartrim, Todd wrote: > Because I knew that many were watching closely as mine was the > first known aircraft use of an EWP (some hoping for success and many > expecting failure), I decided that 1.25" hoses were mandatory. I'd > originally started my installation with 1" hose, but changed my mind > on this before I was even completed that part of the installation. > > Todd > > ** > Todd, FWIW, my plan is to come out of the engine with 1" hose, to a manifold on the firewall that will split it into 2 3/4" pipes, down through independant pumps/rads, back up front through 2 more 3/4" pipe, another manifold to a 1" hose back to the block. Since the inlets to the pumps are 3/4", I didn't see very much gain in going to anything larger. -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."