X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 934134 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 May 2005 20:25:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul ([216.78.114.14]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050506002446.PKLP2058.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul> for ; Thu, 5 May 2005 20:24:46 -0400 Message-ID: <002d01c55258$27d271f0$0e724ed8@paul> From: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Canard - was home again Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:25:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C5522E.3E72EEA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C5522E.3E72EEA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Wendell....I don't see why you couldn't drill and tap the cast iron = manifold for EGT probes. Please, someone correct me if I am wrong. = Mine is in the first one inch of the short exhaust pipe. Of course, = that gives only one EGT reading, so you will only know if one of the = rotors stops producing power, not which one is having a problem. If you = install two probes, you would probably have a better indicator of engine = running conditions, etc. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wendell Voto=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:45 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Canard - was home again Hi Paul, I am seriously thinking about the same exhaust setup, ran my enginge = test in the barn and it didn't seem any louder than a muffler less Lyc = to me also. Can you drill and tap the cast iron manifold for EGTs? Wendell > Hi, Steve and thanks for the reply. I am running what I believe to = be the=20 > simplest and most bullet-proof exhaust going. I am using the stock = cast iron=20 > manifold, (which does a great job of absorbing engine pulses), with = a short=20 > 8 inch long exhaust pipe. Total weight is 12 pounds. See attached = pics.=20 > Everyone at the flying field tells me that it is no louder than the=20 > Lycomings....just a "different" sound some say. Hope this helps. = Paul=20 > Conner >=20 > ----- ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C5522E.3E72EEA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, Wendell....I don't see why you = couldn't drill=20 and tap the cast iron manifold for EGT probes.  Please, someone = correct me=20 if I am wrong.  Mine is in the first one inch of the short exhaust=20 pipe.  Of course, that gives only one EGT reading, so you will only = know if=20 one of the rotors stops producing power, not which one is having a = problem. If=20 you install two probes, you would probably have a better indicator of = engine=20 running conditions, etc.  Paul Conner
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Wendell = Voto=20
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 = 8:45=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary = Canard -=20 was home again

Hi Paul,
I am seriously thinking about the same = exhaust=20 setup,  ran my enginge test in the barn and it didn't seem any = louder=20 than a muffler less Lyc to me also.
Can you drill and tap the cast iron = manifold for=20 EGTs?
Wendell
> Hi, Steve and = thanks for=20 the reply.  I am running what I believe to be the
> = simplest and=20 most bullet-proof exhaust going. I am using the stock cast iron =
>=20 manifold, (which does a great job of absorbing engine pulses), with a = short=20
> 8 inch long exhaust pipe. Total weight is 12 pounds.  = See=20 attached pics.
> Everyone at the flying field tells me that it = is no=20 louder than the
> Lycomings....just a "different" sound some = say. =20 Hope this helps.  Paul
> Conner
>
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