Return-Path: Received: from out004.verizon.net ([206.46.170.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2928405 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:12:16 -0500 Received: from netzero.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out004.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040112051148.KIEZ12902.out004.verizon.net@netzero.net> for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:11:48 -0600 Message-ID: <40022C8F.3050708@netzero.net> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:11:43 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Success References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050508040004010101090200" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out004.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:11:47 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050508040004010101090200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I curious as to why you didn't simply thread the housing with 1/2" NPT and used the fitting unaltered. Finn sqpilot@earthlink wrote: > The second item I had success with was the 5/8" heater nipple > that is a press fit into the engine, underneath the oil filter. Mine > was missing from my engine. I tried to find a new one, with no > success. Finally, Mazdatrix sent a used one, but when I put a > micrometer to it, it was considerably out of round (probably caused > during removal from the casting). > > I found at our local CarQuest auto parts store, a steel 5/8" > hose barb to a 1/2" NPT male fitting. I just put it in a lathe, and > turned the 1/2" NPT threaded area down to 17 mm, or .160 inches. In > the picture, you will see the longer original piece, as well as the > new, slightly shorter nipple. --------------050508040004010101090200 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I curious as to why you didn't simply thread the housing with 1/2" NPT and used the fitting unaltered.

Finn

sqpilot@earthlink wrote:

The second item I had success with was the 5/8" heater nipple that is a press fit into the engine, underneath the oil filter. Mine was missing from my engine. I tried to find a new one, with no success. Finally, Mazdatrix sent a used one, but when I put a micrometer to it, it was considerably out of round (probably caused during removal from the casting).

I found at our local CarQuest auto parts store, a steel 5/8" hose barb to a 1/2" NPT male fitting. I just put it in a lathe, and turned the 1/2" NPT threaded area down to 17 mm, or .160 inches. In the picture, you will see the longer original piece, as well as the new, slightly shorter nipple.

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