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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:59
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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"
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.