X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c2) with ESMTP id 5860236 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:50:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from MAIN (unknown [209.105.170.215]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2CAC1C1639 for ; Fri, 2 Nov 2012 19:49:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <519E47F5A3784A6BB5A872C18B3B5314@MAIN> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Plug holes was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:49:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010C_01CDB92A.C09EF3E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_010C_01CDB92A.C09EF3E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That=E2=80=99s right Ed, the gas recirculation is for keeping = temperatures in balance. I just hate that I ignored it when I should have fixed it to begin with. Richard From: Ed Anderson=20 Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:54 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Plug holes was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Richard, what I did was get a high temp epoxy paste and used that to = plug the holes. At least in my case, the holes were enough out of the = direct exhaust gas flow the epoxy survived. I think they are gas = recirculation holes. =20 Ed From: Richard Sohn=20 Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:10 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Bill, after cleaning the rotor housing and looking at it again I think the = drill and tap can be done. Thanks Richard From: Richard Sohn=20 Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:26 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Neither one has straight access, unfortunately. Richard From: Bill Bradburry=20 Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:08 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Can you drill and tap them? =20 Bill B =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Richard Sohn Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:58 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Mixture =20 Took the engine apart and found the previously mentioned holes in the = exhaust port wide open into the oil pan. Now I have to find a good way = to close them. Anyone having a good idea? =20 =20 Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2742 / Virus Database: 2617/5869 - Release Date: = 11/02/12 ------=_NextPart_000_010C_01CDB92A.C09EF3E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That=E2=80=99s right Ed, the gas recirculation is for keeping = temperatures in=20 balance.
I just hate that I ignored it when I should have fixed it to begin=20 with.
 
Richard
 
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:54 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Plug holes was Re: [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Mixture
 
Richard, what I did was get a high temp epoxy = paste and=20 used that to plug the holes.  At least in my case, the holes were = enough=20 out of the direct exhaust gas flow the epoxy survived.    = I think=20 they are gas recirculation holes. 
 
Ed
 
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:10 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture
 
Bill,
 
after cleaning the rotor housing and looking at it again I think = the drill=20 and tap can be done.
 
Thanks
 
Richard
 
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:26 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture
 
Neither one has straight access, unfortunately.
 
Richard
 
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:08 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture
 

Can you drill = and tap=20 them?

 

Bill=20 B

 

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Richard Sohn
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 = 2:58=20 PM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary]=20 Mixture

 

Took the = engine=20 apart and found the previously mentioned holes in the exhaust port wide = open=20 into the oil pan. Now I have to find a good way to close them. Anyone = having a=20 good idea?

 

 

Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html

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No virus found in this=20 message.
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Version: 2013.0.2742 / = Virus=20 Database: 2617/5869 - Release Date: = 11/02/12

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