Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 412077 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:14:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20040915161336.TBZB6918.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:13:36 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: EWP and hanger damage prevention Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:13:42 -0500 Message-ID: <000201c49b3e$fa1f2800$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49B15.11492000" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49B15.11492000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From what I saw at Punta Gorda, once the doors are gone, so is the roof. Do whatever you can to make the building wind tight. The only damage I've ever heard of at my hangers was a case where the = door got sucked out from the bottom, and fell inward on the plane inside. I = just got back from the hanger, where I drove wedges between the bottom of the doors, and the outside edge of the tracks. This will keep the doors = from moving, so hopefully will keep them in place. Nothing else I can do but hope for the best. =20 =20 The power company is saying that it will be 3 weeks before they'll get everyone's power back on after Ivan. I sure hope I'm closer to the 3 = day time, rather than 3 weeks. Fortunately, our huge subdivision has all underground electrical service, so once they get the main line back on, = we should be good to go. If I had a good excuse to own a generator like Ed has, I'd have one. =20 =20 One of my EWP adapters leaked, so I took it home yesterday and re-welded = it, then took it back to the hanger, and it leaked worse than before. Took = it home yesterday afternoon and re-re-welded it, this time testing with air pressure, and finally got it installed again this morning, with no leaks yet. Of course I haven't run the engine to put it under any pressure = yet, but the EWP is working well, and I'm far happier with this installation = than I was with the original one. As most of you recall, this EWP is in = series with the stock mechanical pump. =20 =20 Also, I got a new double pulley from Racing Beat, and the shaft hole measures 15mm just like the ND alternator shaft is supposed to be. = Should fit and work fine, assuming there's still a plane to install it on by tomorrow. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (two flyable planes today, how many tomorrow) ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49B15.11492000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
From what I saw at Punta Gorda, once the doors are gone, so is the=20 roof.
Do whatever you can to make the building wind = tight.

 The = only damage=20 I've ever heard of at my hangers was a case where the door got = sucked out=20 from the bottom, and fell inward on the plane inside.  I = just got back=20 from the hanger, where I drove wedges between the bottom of the = doors, and=20 the outside edge of the tracks.  This will keep the doors from = moving, so=20 hopefully will keep them in place.  Nothing else I can do but = hope for=20 the best.  
 
The power=20 company is saying that it will be 3 weeks before they'll get everyone's = power=20 back on after Ivan.  I sure hope I'm closer to the 3 day time, = rather than=20 3 weeks.  Fortunately, our huge subdivision has all underground = electrical=20 service, so once they get the main line back on, we should be good to = go. =20 If I had a good excuse to own a generator like Ed has, I'd have = one. =20
 
One of my EWP=20 adapters leaked, so I took it home yesterday and re-welded it, then = took it=20 back to the hanger, and it leaked worse than before.  Took it home=20 yesterday afternoon and re-re-welded it, this time testing with air = pressure, and finally got it installed again this morning, with no leaks = yet.  Of course I haven't run the engine to put it under any = pressure yet,=20 but the EWP is working well, and I'm far happier with this=20 installation than I was with the original one.   As most of you recall, this EWP is in = series with the=20 stock mechanical pump. 
 
Also, I got a=20 new double pulley from Racing Beat, and the shaft hole measures 15mm = just like=20 the ND alternator shaft is supposed to be.  Should fit and work = fine,=20 assuming there's still a plane to install it on by tomorrow. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty (two=20 flyable planes today, how many = tomorrow)
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