Return-Path: Received: from ns5.rokland.us ([67.15.10.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.2) with ESMTP-TLS id 427467 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:58:45 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.15.10.31; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386623bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.161.221] helo=localhost) by ns5.rokland.us with smtp (Exim 4.42) id 1CAePc-0001Ss-MR for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:58:12 -0500 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:58:10 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Progress on the rebuild (LONG) (feedback wanted) Message-Id: <20040923185810.112d1329.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.11 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns5.rokland.us X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:38:50 -0500 David Staten wrote: > So far, my questions are as follows: > > > 2) On the water pump housing where the thermostat is installed, > there is a tubular bypass channel that returns to the water pump > intake. I have read that if you remove the thermostat, this channel > needs to be plugged. Best method? JB? > > Dave > 2nd Gen 13B Turbo rebuild. for > Velocity N17011 (reserved) > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > Hi Dave, This is the only one I'm sure I know the correct answer for. The most common practice is to tap the hole for a pipe thread and use a pipe plug. 3/8 NPT is the best size I believe. Good luck whith your rebuild. Bob White -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (soon)