X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [201.225.225.169] (HELO cwpanama.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTP id 1523750 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:37:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.169; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.93.110] (HELO usuario5ebe209) by frontend3.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 83718719 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:38:33 -0500 Message-ID: <005301c6fef0$e9c229e0$6e5de0c9@usuario5ebe209> From: "Thomas y Reina Jakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 13b Water Pump: Plugging Bypass Hole Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 21:36:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0050_01C6FEC7.0028AAD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C6FEC7.0028AAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHey Ed, what solution did you "finally get to use"? Thomas J. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13b Water Pump: Plugging Bypass Hole Hey, when your aging brain gets to this stage - you take whatever it = gives you {:>). Good luck on your inspection! Ready for you to get = this out of your system and come back to the dark side. Heading to Louisiana this weekend. Checking out the lead removal = solution that I finally got to use (flying again!). This trip will give = me over 16 hours using the stuff, so will likely pull a plug when I get = back to see its condition. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:31 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13b Water Pump: Plugging Bypass Hole I used a NPT tap - it was either 3/8 or 1/2" dia (its been over a = decade). I simply tapped it for a threaded aluminum hex nut plug of that = diameter and screwed it in tightly and its still there after over 10 year of = running. Not bad Ed. I'll give you full credit in consideration for your = aging brain :-) BTW, a good log and search engine makes up for that. Imagine how I = know this :-) =20 From my log: Tapped the bypass hole in the water pump housing with a =BD" NPT = tap. This worked pretty darned well. Installed an aluminum =BD" pipe = plug, with just a bit of high temp RTV on the threads.=20 Rusty (DAR inspection scheduled for the 11th, first flight maybe the = 12th) ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C6FEC7.0028AAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hey Ed,
 
what solution did you "finally get to=20 use"?
 
Thomas J.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Thursday, November 02, = 2006 8:25=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13b = Water Pump:=20 Plugging Bypass Hole

Hey, when your aging brain gets to this stage = - you take=20 whatever it gives you {:>).  Good luck on your = inspection!  Ready=20 for you to get this out of your system and come back to the dark=20 side.
 
Heading to Louisiana this weekend.  = Checking out=20 the lead removal solution that I finally got to use (flying = again!). =20 This trip will give me over 16 hours using the stuff, so will likely = pull a=20 plug when I get back to see its condition.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Thursday, November 02, = 2006 7:31=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13b = Water=20 Pump: Plugging Bypass Hole

I used a NPT tap - it was either 3/8 or 1/2" = dia  (its=20 been over a decade).
I simply tapped it for a threaded aluminum = hex nut=20 plug of that diameter and
screwed it in tightly and its still = there after=20 over 10 year of running.

Not = bad Ed. =20 I'll give you full credit in consideration for your aging brain=20 :-)
 
BTW, = a good log and=20 search engine makes up for that.  Imagine how I know this = :-) =20
 
From = my=20 log:
 
Tapped=20 the bypass hole in the water pump housing with a =BD=94 NPT = tap.  This worked pretty darned = well.  Installed an aluminum = =BD=94 pipe plug,=20 with just a bit of high temp RTV on the threads. =
 
Rusty (DAR inspection = scheduled for the=20 11th, first flight maybe the 12th)




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