X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([216.148.227.151] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1221745 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:02:16 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.151; envelope-from=rlwhite@comcast.net Received: from quail (c-68-35-160-229.hsd1.nm.comcast.net[68.35.160.229]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <20060703040130m1100asunhe>; Mon, 3 Jul 2006 04:01:30 +0000 Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 22:02:42 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Sealing plenum to oil cooler and radiator Message-Id: <20060702220242.d8b509e0.rlwhite@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.4 (GTK+ 2.8.3; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Ed, That sounds better than the rubber cement, which is a contact cement, if it will stick to silicone. I'll stop by Home Depot tomorrow and see if I can find it. Thanks, Bob W. On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 23:43:41 -0400 "Ed Anderson" wrote: > Bob, I'll have to check when I go out to my hangar. I do recall it is made > by 3M and specifically for gluing rubber window sealing material to a frame. > Its a thick orange/yellow glue that sticks like the devil and dries quickly. > I use it to glue the rubber seal to my fiberglass plenum and its worked for > over 3 years with no problem. > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob White" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:25 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Sealing plenum to oil cooler and radiator > > > > On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:24:04 -0400 > > "Ed Anderson" wrote: > > > >> Bill, I am using a rubber strip glued to the end of fiberglass duct. It > >> seals well at static and I have some reinforcing layers of fiberglass > >> around > >> the end next to the core to stiffen it a bit. Now at 200 MPH I may get > >> some > >> blow-by, but at that speed, I probably have excess cooling air. > >> > >> Ed > > > > Hi Ed, > > > > What kind of glue did you use? > > > > I have been told that shoe goo is wonderful stuff and will stick to > > anything. Well, it doesn't stick to silicone baffle material very well > > at all! I used rubber cement, and it works much better, but I'm not > > sure it will hold up to repeated installations. You may be using a > > different material for the seal, but I thought I would ask. > > > > Thanks, > > Bob W. > > > > -- > > http://www.bob-white.com > > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (first engine start 1/7/06) > > Custom Cables for your rotary installation - > > http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/ > > > > -- > > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (first engine start 1/7/06) Custom Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/