Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2882111 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:59:49 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.212.7.74]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031208185933.YSNO1903.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 13:59:33 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] cores and rev-2 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 12:59:34 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c3bdbd$6bfedfc0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3BD8B.21646FC0" 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_0001_01C3BD8B.21646FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It would appear that most of their evaporator cores run in the 200 to = 350 dollar price range. Hope this helps. Paul Conner =20 A number of guys are using cores from large, late 80's American cars, = such as the Chevy Caprice. This should be somewhere in the ballpark of 13" x = 9" x 3.5", though exact dimensions are illusive. Anyway, such a core goes = for about $120 at the local Advanced Auto Parts place. =20 =20 don't want to start collecting radiators. I will leave that to Rusty. Paul Conner =20 =20 Very funny :-) I'm still working on the rev-2 radiator, and haven't committed to any particular design yet. I would like to use the cheap, = and available evap cores, but they're just too thick for the space I have available, especially when you consider that I have a 2" thick oil = cooler to add to the thickness. I'll probably go with the smaller Howe radiator. Still also contemplating 2 EWP's, vs. 1 ewp and the stock pump. Gotta figure out what I have room for. =20 =20 FWIW, I spend yesterday removing all the items that need to come off for = the rev-2 upgrade. It's just amazing how small the engine is without all = that crap in place. The next step is to fit the new cowl, then start = modifying stuff to fit inside. =20 =20 I found a bunch of new cracks in my turbo manifold, which was no = surprise. I also found that he turbo manifold burned off the paint on one of the = mount tubes, even though it had a heat shield, and the tube was wrapped with = fire sleeve. The fire sleeve didn't appear damaged, but the paint below it = was burned. The most amazing thing was the heat insulation wrap that I had = on my turbo outlet pipe. This is the silver stuff, with the high temp fiberglass backing. It's supposed to be good for 2000 degrees, and = seemed to be holding up well, until I took it off. The heat turned the = fiberglass backing turned to glass- literally. If I handed a piece to someone, let them feel it, look at it, and drop it to listen to the sound, they would have concluded that it was glass. Very cool, but not in a useful sort = of way :-) =20 Rusty (come on GE) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3BD8B.21646FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

It would appear that most of their evaporator cores = run in the=20 200 to 350 dollar price range.  Hope this helps.  Paul=20 Conner

 
A number = of guys are=20 using cores from large, late 80's American cars, such as the Chevy=20 Caprice.  This should be somewhere in the ballpark of 13" x 9" x = 3.5",=20 though exact dimensions are illusive.  Anyway, such a core goes for = about=20 $120 at the local Advanced Auto Parts place. 
 
don't want to start
collecting radiators. I will leave that = to=20 Rusty.  Paul Conner
 
 
Very=20 funny :-)  I'm still working on the rev-2 radiator, and = haven't=20 committed to any particular design yet.  I would like to use the = cheap, and=20 available evap cores, but they're just too thick for the space I have = available,=20 especially when you consider that I have a 2" thick oil cooler to = add to=20 the thickness.  I'll probably go with the smaller Howe = radiator. =20 Still also contemplating 2 EWP's, vs. 1 ewp and the stock pump.  = Gotta=20 figure out what I have room for. 
 
FWIW, I = spend yesterday=20 removing all the items that need to come off for the rev-2 = upgrade.  It's=20 just amazing how small the engine is without all that crap in = place.  The=20 next step is to fit the new cowl, then start modifying stuff to fit=20 inside. 
 
I found = a bunch of new=20 cracks in my turbo manifold, which was no surprise.  I also found = that he=20 turbo manifold burned off the paint on one of the mount tubes, even = though it=20 had a heat shield, and the tube was wrapped with fire sleeve.  The = fire=20 sleeve didn't appear damaged, but the paint below it was burned.  = The most=20 amazing thing was the heat insulation wrap that I had on my turbo outlet = pipe.  This is the silver stuff, with the high temp fiberglass=20 backing.  It's supposed to be good for 2000 degrees, and seemed to = be=20 holding up well, until I took it off.  The heat turned the = fiberglass=20 backing turned to glass- literally.  If I handed a piece to = someone, let=20 them feel it, look at it, and drop it to listen to the sound, they = would=20 have concluded that it was glass.  Very cool, but not in a useful = sort of=20 way :-)
 
Rusty = (come on=20 GE)


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