Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:20:53 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3054597 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:46:02 -0500 Received: from user-33qt5o7.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.151.7] helo=Carol) by snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AyD1s-0004qv-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:46:01 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <001301c40075$cb5ed560$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: overflow connections X-Original-Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:45:38 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C40043.7FFEA460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C40043.7FFEA460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 8:04 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: overflow connections I understand that the bottom of the tank should have a hose running to the top of the water = pump, and I have installed a fitting just underneath the thermostat for = this. Where would be the best place run/connect the hose that connects = to the side of the expansion tank? Hi Paul, You want one fitting on the engine at the highest point you can, which = also has pressure from flow. That connection goes to the fitting that's = on the side of the tank. The other connection will be on the suction = side of the radiator, such as that port that you had on your water pump = housings lower hose. That hose goes to the bottom of the exp tank. =20 You set up a flow between these two points. Water flows from the high = pressure point (at your thermostat housing) in through the side of the = exp tank, out the bottom of the tank, then back to the lower radiator = hose. The idea is that the high point may have pockets of air which get = forced out (the whole idea). When this hose goes into the side of the = tank, the air goes up, and the coolant stays in the bottom. What = returns from the tank to the engine is all coolant since it comes from = the bottom of the tank. You don't really want big hoses, since it's = just moving some air bubbles, and the flow is bypassing the radiator. =20 Did that help? Rusty (need more coffee, then off to Muscle Shoals) Hi, Rusty.....thank you very much for the detailed description. = Unfortunately, I needed all of it. I wasn't even certain which was the = inlet and which was the outlet of this water pump. This will be an easy = hook-up, thanks to the information you provided. Thanks again. Paul = Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C40043.7FFEA460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 = 8:04=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = overflow=20 connections

I understand that the
bottom of the tank should = have a hose=20 running to the top of the water pump, and I have installed a fitting = just=20 underneath the thermostat for this. Where would be the best place=20 run/connect  the hose that connects to the side of the expansion=20 tank?

 
Hi=20 Paul,
 
You = want one fitting=20 on the engine at the highest point you can, which also has pressure = from=20 flow.  That connection goes to the fitting that's on the side of = the=20 tank.  The other connection will be on the suction side of the = radiator,=20 such as that port that you had on your water pump housings lower = hose. =20 That hose goes to the bottom of the exp tank.  =
 
You = set up a flow=20 between these two points.  Water flows from the high pressure = point (at=20 your thermostat housing) in through the side of the exp tank, out the = bottom=20 of the tank, then back to the lower radiator hose.  The idea is = that the=20 high point may have pockets of air which get forced out (the whole=20 idea).  When this hose goes into the side of the tank, the air = goes up,=20 and the coolant stays in the bottom.  What returns from the tank = to the=20 engine is all coolant since it comes from the bottom of the = tank.  You=20 don't really want big hoses, since it's just moving some air bubbles, = and the=20 flow is bypassing the radiator.  
 
Did = that=20 help?
 
Rusty = (need more=20 coffee, then off to Muscle Shoals)


Hi, Rusty.....thank you very much for = the=20 detailed description.  Unfortunately, I needed all of it.  I = wasn't=20 even certain which was the inlet and which was the outlet of this = water=20 pump.  This will be an easy hook-up, thanks to the information = you=20 provided.  Thanks again.  Paul=20 Conner
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