Return-Path: Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3188817 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:13:18 -0400 Received: from [66.156.214.24] by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040425011318.ITBG1781.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[66.156.214.24]> for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:13:18 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:13:10 -0400 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Sad story From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3165685993_17016135" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3165685993_17016135 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable On 4/24/04 7:53 PM, "Tracy Crook" wrote: > =20 > =20 > -- >> > Ian Beadle wrote: >> >=20 >> > crashed the RV last weekend. Fortunately no injuries but the plane is >> > a right off. >> >=20 > =20 > Very sad to hear this, my sympathy and best wishes to Ian. Hope he is b= ack > in the saddle again soon. > =20 > =20 > =20 > It's possible I misunderstood the explanation but the theory of why this > happened seems unlikely. The sudden expansion of coolant would have to b= e > incredibly fast to cause an overpressure due to not being able to get out > through the overflow tube fast enough. > =20 > =20 > =20 > Tracy >=20 > =20 >> =20 >>=20 >> I didn=B9t think so myself. Looks like the hose just blew? >> Bulent=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> It sounded like what happened to my water pump inlet hose on my test sta= nd >> one day. It blew off during a test run simply due to the hose clamp not >> being tight enough. Was using that clear nylon reinforced hose which ta= kes a >> while to seat in and requires re-tightening until it does. My bad, but= it >> reminded me to check the one on my plane regularly. >> =20 >>=20 >> Tracy >=20 I=B9m planning to use spring loaded hose clamps. They maintain the same clamping force regardless of material shrinkage or expansion. Bulent --B_3165685993_17016135 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Sad story On 4/24/04 7:53 PM, &qu= ot;Tracy Crook" <lors01@msn.com> wrote:


 
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> Ian Beadle wrote:
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> crashed the RV last weekend. Fortunately no injuries but the plane is =
> a right off.
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Very sad to hear this,  my sympathy and best wishes to Ian.  Hope= he is back in the saddle again soon.
 
 
 
 It's possible I misunderstood the explanation but the theory of why t= his happened seems unlikely.  The sudden expansion of coolant would hav= e to be incredibly fast to cause an overpressure due to not being able to ge= t out through the overflow tube fast enough.
 
 
 
Tracy

 


I didn’t think so myself. Looks like the hose just blew?
Bulent
 

It sounded like what happened to my water pump inlet hose on my test stand = one day.  It blew off during a test run simply due to the hose clamp no= t being tight enough.  Was using that clear nylon reinforced hose which= takes a while to seat in and requires re-tightening until it does.  &n= bsp;My bad, but it reminded me to check the one on my plane regularly.
 

Tracy

I’m planning to use spring loaded hose clamps. They maintain the s= ame clamping force regardless of material shrinkage or expansion.
Bulent --B_3165685993_17016135--