Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3055063 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:05:06 -0500 Received: from edward (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i22M52Sn005092 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:05:04 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000a01c400a2$6ad87890$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Keeping metal chips out of cooling system Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:05:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C40078.81AA3E70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C40078.81AA3E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While Finn's suggestion will undoubtedly work. For those of you with = women around, sneak into the bathroom and get a tampax. cover it with = Vaseline or light grease then stuff it down in the hold with the = "string" on top where you can reach it with needle nose pliers or such. = Once finished - fish the string out and gentle pull the chip coated = tampax out. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13B smooth running issues Doesn't have to be a problem. Put a piece of rag (that won't tear or = fall apart) with greas on in into the hole (in such a way that you'll be = able to fish it out again. I don't think very small fragments of iron will do any harm in the = cooling system ? Finn John Slade wrote: > I simply threaded the hole and put in a fitting. I think 1/4" = NPT.=20 That's fine when the engine's apart, Finn. I don't think I want the = metal to go into the block. Looks like another trip to the machine shop - or can you buy these = barbs from Mazda? ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C40078.81AA3E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
While Finn's suggestion will = undoubtedly work. For=20 those of you with women around, sneak into the bathroom and get a = tampax. =20 cover it with Vaseline or light grease then stuff it down in the hold = with the=20 "string" on top where you can reach it with needle nose pliers or = such. =20 Once finished - fish the string out and gentle pull the chip coated = tampax=20 out.
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 = 2:25=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 13B = smooth=20 running issues

Doesn't have to be a problem. Put a piece of rag (that = won't=20 tear or fall apart) with greas on in into the hole (in such a way that = you'll=20 be able to fish it out again.

I don't think very small = fragments of=20 iron will do any harm in the cooling system ?

Finn

John = Slade=20 wrote:
 > I simply threaded the hole = and put in a=20 fitting. I think 1/4" NPT. 
That's fine when the engine's apart, Finn. I don't think I = want the=20 metal to go into the block.
Looks like another trip to the machine shop - or can you = buy these=20 barbs from = Mazda?
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