Return-Path: Received: from bewersdorff.com ([192.220.83.90] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b7) with SMTP id 2403141 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Jun 2003 01:18:43 -0400 Received: (qmail 25596 invoked by uid 21338); 5 Jun 2003 05:18:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rapunzel) ([216.101.149.124]) (envelope-sender ) by 192.220.83.90 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 5 Jun 2003 05:18:42 -0000 From: "Marko Bewersdorff" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters? Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 22:17:22 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02BA_01C32AE7.11CDAE50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02BA_01C32AE7.11CDAE50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit RE: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters?I was too poor, UNI sounds familiar - now I have a K&N on the same engine. I just bypassed the carb heat set up for a little while - got more RPM that way... now it is back with carb heat/alternate air. Marko -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Bartrim, Todd Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:14 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters? About air filters: I flew a while with a cheap foam filter, Sounds like a UNI-Filter. I used to use them on my modified Ski-Doos when I was too poor to afford the K&N. They work OK. So keep those filters from collapsing. I was concerned about this, so I built a vacuum relief valve, which is an integral part of my filter box. In the unlikely event of a filter plug due to dirt or more likely ice, it will simply overcome the spring pressure and allow unfiltered air from inside the cowl to flow. I probably won't even know if it has opened. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B rotary powered RX-9endurance (FWF) C-FSTB (reserved) http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Albert Einstein ------=_NextPart_000_02BA_01C32AE7.11CDAE50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: air filters?
I was=20 too poor, UNI sounds familiar - now I have a K&N on the same = engine. I=20 just bypassed the carb heat set up for a little while - got more RPM = that way...=20 now it is back with carb heat/alternate air.
 
Marko
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Bartrim,=20 Todd
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:14 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: air=20 filters?

    About air = filters:
    I flew a while with a cheap = foam=20 filter,
    Sounds like a = UNI-Filter. I used=20 to use them on my modified Ski-Doos when I was too poor to afford = the=20 K&N. They work OK.


    So=20 keep those filters from collapsing.
     I was = concerned about this,=20 so I built a vacuum relief valve, which is an integral part of my = filter=20 box. In the unlikely event of a filter plug due to dirt or more = likely ice,=20 it will simply overcome the spring pressure and allow unfiltered air = from=20 inside the cowl to flow. I probably won't even know if it has=20 opened.


S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B rotary powered
RX-9endurance (FWF)
C-FSTB=20 (reserved)
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm =

        "Imagination is more important than knowledge"=20
       =20        =20        =20        =20         -Albert=20 Einstein


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