Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2720760 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:41:15 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hAD2f36G005024 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:41:13 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000a01c3a98e$b71a2520$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] HS Port Barrel Valve Modifications Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:34:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C3A964.C9BF7F60" 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-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C3A964.C9BF7F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] HS Port Barrel Valve Modifications I did an archive search and couldn't find an answer to my = question...in Bruce T's O.H. video it looks like he places putty = direactly into the housing vs. into the barrel valve as Tracy mentions = in his book. Is there a reason why we can't eliminate the barrel all = together and modify (putty) the end housings directly (as the video = seems to show)? Thanks for the info. Doug Lomheim RV-9"R" =20 Doug, when I elminated the barrel valve, I simply removed it and used = a combination of an epoxy "stick" (which when mixed, gives you epoxy = about the consistency of dough) to fill in most of the end of the cavity = and shaped it so as to have good airflow into the port. I think mixed = some JB WELD and covered the dough epoxy and used Lacqure thinner to = smooth the surface. It worked just fine for over 160 hours until I = replaced the six port engine with a four port. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C3A964.C9BF7F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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From:=20 DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, = 2003 6:59=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] HS Port = Barrel Valve=20 Modifications

I did an = archive search=20 and couldn't find an answer to my question...in Bruce T's O.H. video = it looks=20 like he places putty direactly into the housing vs. into the barrel = valve as=20 Tracy mentions in his book.  Is there a reason why we can't = eliminate the=20 barrel all together and modify (putty) the end housings directly (as = the video=20 seems to show)?  Thanks for the info.

Doug=20 Lomheim
RV-9"R"  

Doug, when I elminated the barrel = valve, I simply=20 removed it and used a combination of an epoxy "stick" (which when = mixed,=20  gives you epoxy about the consistency of dough) to fill in most = of the=20 end of the cavity and shaped it so as to have good airflow into the=20 port.  I think mixed some JB WELD and covered the dough epoxy and = used=20 Lacqure thinner to smooth the surface.  It worked just fine for = over 160=20 hours until I replaced the six port engine with a four = port.
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com




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