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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3199811 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:14:59 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.0.146.192]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040501011458.ECID1702.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:14:58 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Turbo - found the problem. Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:12:56 -0500 Message-ID: <008401c42f19$6f762c80$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0085_01C42EEF.86A02480" 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 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C42EEF.86A02480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit but the belt tension had pulled the alternator downwards and crimped the feed line. I guess the tension bolt hadn't been tight enough, or it needs some friction washers. Blowing through the hose it was easy to feel the restriction caused by the crimp. Excellent! I love it when you find a definitive cause like that. John Slade (Onwards and upwards....) Great find John. That makes me feel better for your safety, and everyone else who's using a stock turbo. Rusty (hope your weather is better than ours this weekend) ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C42EEF.86A02480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

but the belt tension had pulled the = alternator=20 downwards and crimped the feed line. I guess the tension bolt hadn't = been=20 tight enough, or it needs some friction = washers.=20 Blowing through the hose it was easy to feel the restriction caused by = the=20 crimp. Excellent! I love it when you find a = definitive=20 cause like that.

John Slade (Onwards and upwards....)

Great find = John. =20 That makes me feel better for your safety, and everyone else who's using = a stock=20 turbo.

Rusty (hope = your weather=20 is better than ours this=20 weekend) ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C42EEF.86A02480--