Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.168.123] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2730659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:14:25 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:02:38 -0800 Received: from 67.24.244.248 by bay3-dav19.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:02:38 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.24.244.248] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: HS Port Barrel Valve Modifications Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:05:35 -0500 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008D_01C3A9FF.F8FEAB20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Nov 2003 21:02:38.0988 (UTC) FILETIME=[78946CC0:01C3AA29] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008D_01C3A9FF.F8FEAB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:34 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: HS Port Barrel Valve Modifications ----- 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 Good advice. The only reason I modified the barrel valves was = because I didn't plan to open the engine. This plan didn't work out = because I ended up having to overhaul the engine anyway. Better to = streamline the sidehousing port and dump the barrel valve as Ed did. =20 Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_008D_01C3A9FF.F8FEAB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, = 2003 9:34=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: HS = Port Barrel=20 Valve Modifications

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 DLOMHEIM@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, = 2003 6:59=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] HS Port = Barrel=20 Valve Modifications

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

Doug Lomheim
RV-9"R"  

Doug, when I elminated the barrel = valve, I=20 simply removed it and used a combination of an epoxy "stick" (which = when=20 mixed,  gives you epoxy about the consistency of dough) to fill = in most=20 of the 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=20 160 hours until I replaced the six port engine with a four=20 port.
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, = NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
 
Good advice.  The only reason I modified the barrel valves = was=20 because I didn't plan to open the engine.  This plan didn't = work out=20 because I ended up having to overhaul the engine anyway.  = Better to=20 streamline the sidehousing port and dump the barrel valve as Ed=20 did.  
 
Tracy





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