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 2938719 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:19:12 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.137.103]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040119151908.DUKZ1911.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:19:08 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake question Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:21:12 -0600 Message-ID: <020601c3de9f$df5100e0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0207_01C3DE6D.94B690E0" 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_0207_01C3DE6D.94B690E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I used "Steel Epoxy" stick (dough like consistency) and added somed = JB weld to smooth it out. I used it to smooth the airflow from my first manifold into the port. I roughed the aluminum runner and then applied = the ball of "steel Epoxy" stick until I had the general shape I wanted, then added JB weld for smoothness. I flew it for 160 hours with no problem. = The pieces are too large to go into the port even if they separated from the wall (unless like you say they broke apart). =20 Ed=20 =20 =20 Thanks Ed. I'm going to have to give this some serious thought, and = maybe even consider going back to the other manifold. It just seems like the epoxy would eventually have to let go, since it must expand and contract = at a different rate from the aluminum. It will also be soaked in fuel and = oil all it's life. Still makes me nervous... =20 Cheers, Rusty (it's an engine- not rotary)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0207_01C3DE6D.94B690E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
    I used "Steel Epoxy" = stick=20 (dough like consistency) and added somed JB weld to smooth it out.  = I used=20 it to smooth the airflow from my first manifold into the port.  I = roughed=20 the aluminum runner and then applied the ball of "steel Epoxy" stick = until I had=20 the general shape I wanted, then added JB weld for smoothness.  I = flew it=20 for 160 hours with no problem.  The pieces are too large to go into = the=20 port even if they separated from the wall (unless like you say they = broke=20 apart).
 
Ed
 
 
Thanks=20 Ed.  I'm going to have to give this some serious thought, and maybe = even=20 consider going back to the other manifold.  It just seems like = the=20 epoxy would eventually have to let go, since it must expand and = contract at=20 a different rate from the aluminum.  It will also be soaked in fuel = and oil=20 all it's life.  Still makes me nervous...
 
Cheers,
Rusty (it's=20 an engine- not rotary) 
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