X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2385651 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:29:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.101; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from [65.9.74.15] (adsl-9-74-15.mia.bellsouth.net[65.9.74.15]) by bellsouth.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20071014032853H0100a0froe>; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:28:53 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.9.74.15] Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Heater Outlet Threaded? Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:28:50 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Scott, There is more manly way to keep the metal shavings out. Fill the hole with shaving cream, when finished, vacuum the whole mess out. I threaded mine and installed a threaded nipple from NAPA Buly On Oct 13, 2007, at 9:35 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > Scott, I faced the same problem back in early days. I ended up > threading the inside. I put a borrowed tampax down the tube > coated with grease and carefully push the string in as well. > Tapped the tube then reached inside the tube with a needle nose and > grabbed the string and carefully pulled it out with all the metal > shavings from the tapping operation. > > I was too chicken to try and pull the tube out. > > Ed > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:13 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Heater Outlet Threaded? > > > Hello Everyone... > > The attached photos depict the heater outlet. I had originally hoped > to just use regular heater hose and barbed fittings. However, as my > setup has come together there are just too many things trying to > make too > many turns. What I really needed was a 5/8" 45 degree or 90 degree > barbed fitting. I tried my usual spot of fittingsandadapters.com , > but no > luck. Thus, I am considering tearing the fitting out of the housing > and replacing it with an AN fitting which I can use with socketless > hose > or something of the like. > > It looks like the fitting is not pressed into the housing, but rather > screwed in( I have been unsuccessful at turning it even using heat and > cold ). > > Is it really screwed into the housing? If so, would it be to much to > hope for it to be 1/2"npt? > Any ideas on how to salvage the simple barbed on hose setup? > > Any info, thoughts, and references are appreciated.... > > Thx... > -Scott > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from > someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/ >> flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/ > flyrotary/List.html