Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2942973 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:12:49 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.137.103]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040122041249.ZNAJ1948.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:12:49 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake question Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:14:55 -0600 Message-ID: <006901c3e09e$4abf2000$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3E06C.0024B000" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3E06C.0024B000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow Rusty, that is very strange. That intake was sold to me already = bolted onto my 4-port by Atkins. I don't get the impression they do a great = job, but still cant immaging they would be selling engine manifold combos = that are that mis-alligned.=20 Maybe yours is actually a 6-port engine that has been ported open to 4-ports. Is that possible? Maybe it is an older 4-port? Something is = just not clicking right =20 Hi David, =20 Well, I think they made a 6 port manifold the lazy way, where they just = left one big hole for the secondaries, rather than two. I would also have = to guess that they figured this would be a one-size-fits-all manifold that could be used on a 4 or 6 port. I'm just glad I wasn't the only one who didn't realized it didn't fit right :-) =20 In other news, me and the mill/lathe have been getting very well = acquainted. I'll even have another session with the TIG welder tomorrow. We'll see = if I can destroy the part I spent all day machining :-) I'm still pretty = psyched about being able to do all this myself. =20 Cheers, Rusty (looks like I'm buying another project next week) =20 PS- Paul, UPS will bring you a gift tomorrow :-) ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3E06C.0024B000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Wow Rusty, that is very strange.  That intake was = sold to=20 me already bolted onto my 4-port by Atkins.  I don't get the = impression=20 they do a great job, but still cant immaging they would be selling = engine=20 manifold combos that are that mis-alligned. 

Maybe yours is = actually=20 a 6-port engine that has been ported open to 4-ports.  Is that=20 possible?  Maybe it is an older 4-port?  Something is just not = clicking right

 
Hi=20 David,
 
Well, I = think they made=20 a 6 port manifold the lazy way, where they just left one big  hole = for the=20 secondaries, rather than two.  I would also have to guess that they = figured=20 this would be a one-size-fits-all manifold that could be = used on a 4=20 or 6 port.  I'm just glad I wasn't the only one who didn't realized = it=20 didn't fit right :-)
 
In other = news, me and=20 the mill/lathe have been getting very well acquainted.  I'll even = have=20 another session with the TIG welder tomorrow.  We'll see if I can = destroy=20 the part I spent all day machining :-)  I'm still pretty psyched = about=20 being able to do all this myself.
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (looks like I'm=20 buying another project next week)
 
PS- = Paul, UPS will bring=20 you a gift tomorrow :-)


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