Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao01.cox.net ([68.230.241.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3189700 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:36:56 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040425153655.CWVU14808.fed1rmmtao01.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:36:55 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Sad story Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 08:37:00 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c42adb$26ce1160$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42AA0.7A6F3960" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42AA0.7A6F3960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 On 4/24/04 7:53 PM, "Tracy Crook" wrote: It's possible I misunderstood the explanation but the theory of why = this happened seems unlikely. The sudden expansion of coolant would have to = be incredibly fast to cause an overpressure due to not being able to get = out through the overflow tube fast enough.=20 =20 Tracy =20 I just learned it was a =BC=94 line; i.d about 1/8=94. Trying to squirt = a pint or more through that in; what; less than a minute? That could do it. I currently have a =BC=94 line on mine as an overflow from the pressure = bottle. The pressure would release from the cap (through the upper gasket) but I would lose coolant in a similar scenario. I=92m going to rework that to = a 3/8=94. That will give 4 times the flow area. =20 Al =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42AA0.7A6F3960 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, "Tracy = Crook" <lors01@msn.com> wrote:


 It's possible I misunderstood the explanation but the theory of = why this happened seems unlikely.  The sudden expansion of coolant would = have to be incredibly fast to cause an overpressure due to not being able to get = out through the overflow tube fast enough.
 
Tracy

 

I just learned it was a = =BC” line; i.d about 1/8”. =A0Trying to squirt a pint or more through that in; = what; less than a minute? That could do it.=A0 I currently have a =BC” line = on mine as an overflow from the pressure bottle. =A0The pressure would release from = the cap (through the upper gasket) but I would lose coolant in a similar = scenario. =A0I’m going to rework that to a 3/8”.=A0 That will give 4 times the flow = area.

 

Al

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