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Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 07:57:44 -0500
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Coolant Pressure Gauge
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Ed,
You reported a loose alternator/water pump belt(s) while on your way back 
from SNF causing the alternator field breaker to trip.  Did you notice any 
changes in water pressure that could be associated with the loose 
alternator belts?

Mark S.


At 08:09 AM 5/5/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>     I use a 0-30 psi fuel pressure sensor and gauge for my coolant pressure
>sensor and its still working fine after close to 300 hours.  At one time
>(and they may still do) UMA offered a coolant (or water) pressure gauge so
>marked - they actually silk screened a new placard and placed it in the fuel
>gauge I purchased from them.  So my fuel gauge actually says "Water
>Pressure"
>
>    The coolant gauge gives you pressure information that you soon begin to
>correlate with your coolant temperature as well as OAT.  You soon begin to
>notice when anything departs from the norm.  Its simple another bit of
>information about your system which does nothing for you most of the time
>but provide that comfort level that things are nominal - but, can alert you
>to departures from the nominal which bear investigating.
>
>
>Ed
>
>Ed Anderson
>RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
>Matthews, NC
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 7:18 AM
>Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mystery of the leaking coolant
>
>
> > 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
> > Behalf Of Bill Dube
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:04 PM
> > To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> > 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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