Return-Path: Received: from smtp4.netdoor.com ([208.137.128.158] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3122252 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:28:36 -0500 Received: from netdoor.com (port636.jxn.netdoor.com [208.148.209.36]) by smtp4.netdoor.com (8.12.10/8.12.1) with ESMTP id i2Q3SXHb024530 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:28:34 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4063A363.10409@netdoor.com> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:28:35 -0600 From: Charlie & Tupper England Reply-To: cengland@netdoor.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: cooling duct seal? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 16.09 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.31 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) Ernest Christley wrote: > Terry L Schubert wrote: > >> >>> Terry, what is the temperature range of the RTV as >>> compared to silicon material. >> >> >> >> The terms have become interchangable. The red silicon has the highest >> rating I know of 600F. >> >> I'm not sure what a nose gear socket is. >> > > The first picture in the sequence on my front page. There's a tube > sticking straight up and through the firewall at an oblique angle. > The tube is a socket to accept the nose gear. Remove a bolt at the > top and the gear slides right out. > > If you'll notice, it passes right above a lateral stiffener bead. > It's a tight fit, but the fiberglass in RTV should give me an airtight > seal . I figure I can put a layer of packing tape on the socket and > just lay the composite up against for a perfect fit. > If you are talking about sealing around a firewall penetration, you might want to look at the fire-stop caulks available from any electrical or communications supply house. Much higer heat resistance. Comes in a standard caulk tube. Charlie