Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:08:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2943697 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:14:35 -0500 Received: from user-33qt4ks.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.146.156] helo=Carol) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AjfbN-0002OF-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 06:14:33 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <001201c3e0f2$08a05aa0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake question X-Original-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:14:21 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3E0BF.BD0B8510" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3E0BF.BD0B8510 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:14 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake question 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 Hi David, 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 :-) 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. Cheers, Rusty (looks like I'm buying another project next week) PS- Paul, UPS will bring you a gift tomorrow :-) Thanks, Rusty....hope I can return the favor. Paul ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3E0BF.BD0B8510 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, = 2004 10:14=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake = question

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=20 actually 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=20 clicking right

 
Hi=20 David,
 
Well, = I think they=20 made a 6 port manifold the lazy way, where they just left one = big  hole=20 for the secondaries, rather than two.  I would also have to guess = that=20 they figured this would be a one-size-fits-all manifold that = could be=20 used on a 4 or 6 port.  I'm just glad I wasn't the only one = who=20 didn't realized it 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=20 bring you a gift tomorrow :-)
 
Thanks, Rusty....hope=20 I can return the favor.  Paul


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