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From: "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Mystery of the leaking coolant
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 07:18:49 -0400
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Yes, it does sound like a good idea.  I've looked for a sender and gauge,
but haven't found any.  Does anyone have a good source for these ?

Steve Brooks

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:04 PM
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mystery of the leaking coolant


>
>With the overflow plugged it was probably building up some pretty good
>pressure, which I'm sure led to the failure of the pump seal.  It is such
an
>odd thing to have happened, but I'm glad that my days of chasing the drips
>of coolant are over.  I think that the hoses must be there to stay, since
>they didn't blow off.

         In "The Book" Tracy strongly suggests installing a coolant system
pressure gauge. It sounds like it might be a good suggestion, in light of
the trouble you had.


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