Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3080390 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:33:26 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.221.170.60]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040316023326.KGW17649.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:33:26 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: petcocks and JB weld are your friends Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:31:26 -0600 Message-ID: <000501c40afe$c7f1a590$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C40ACC.7D573590" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C40ACC.7D573590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Well, I spent the morning welding on a small 1/8" plate to each of the = evap cores. In those, I drilled and tapped a 1/8" NPT hole, and installed a petcock. Man, what a difference! I filled the engine just like = yesterday, then opened the valves- wooooosh goes the air. I added about another = gallon until the water came out of the valves. =20 =20 Once filled, I tried to run the EWP (JB welded and not leaking), but it = was still not primed. There's a bit of a loop in the hose that feeds the = EWP, so I cracked open the fitting to the inlet of the EWP, and out came the = air. Once that was done, the EWP runs fine. The first thing you notice is = how much you hear the water flowing through the cores. It does sound like = the fire hose that Tracy refers to, and it's something you never get to hear with the normal pump, because the engine drowns it out. Just from the sound, I have no doubt that the EWP is flowing plenty of water past the stationary mechanical pump, so I'm certain that it will make a dandy = backup pump in the case of a belt failure. =20 =20 There's one oil leak that I know of, and that's on a cover plate that I = made for the front cover. I still need to remove an oil line, and fill the filter and cooler to see if they're leaking, and also prepare for a = first rev-2 start attempt. This will all happen tomorrow. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (my Lycoming RV-3 buddy made a low pass at my airport, so the = gauntlet has been officially thrown down) ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C40ACC.7D573590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Well, I spent = the morning=20 welding on a small 1/8" plate to each of the evap cores.  In those, = I=20 drilled and tapped a 1/8" NPT hole, and installed a petcock.  Man, = what a=20 difference!  I filled the engine just like yesterday, then opened = the=20 valves- wooooosh goes the air.  I added about another gallon until = the=20 water came out of the valves. 
 
Once filled, I = tried to run=20 the EWP (JB welded and not leaking), but it was still not primed.  = There's=20 a bit of a loop in the hose that feeds the EWP, so I cracked open the = fitting to=20 the inlet of the EWP, and out came the air.  Once that was done, = the EWP=20 runs fine.   The first thing you notice is how much you hear = the water=20 flowing through the cores.  It does sound like the fire hose that = Tracy=20 refers to, and it's something you never get to hear with the normal = pump,=20 because the engine drowns it out.  Just from the sound, I have no = doubt=20 that the EWP is flowing plenty of water past the stationary mechanical = pump, so=20 I'm certain that it will make a dandy backup pump in the case of a belt=20 failure. 
 
There's one oil = leak that I=20 know of, and that's on a cover plate that I made for the front = cover.  I=20 still need to remove an oil line, and fill the filter and cooler to see = if=20 they're leaking, and also prepare for a first rev-2 start attempt.  = This=20 will all happen tomorrow. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (my = Lycoming RV-3=20 buddy made a low pass at my airport, so the gauntlet has been officially = thrown=20 down)
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