X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1027363 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:53:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.68; envelope-from=jerryhey@earthlink.net Received: from [71.2.107.92] (helo=earthlink.net) by smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Do3DQ-0002JB-Lh for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:52:44 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=test1; d=earthlink.net; h=Date:Subject:Content-Type:Mime-Version:From:To:In-Reply-To:Message-Id:X-Mailer; b=Q+AjwR5SlsEhKyFcqkSN2FlxPuNzpqZcuzVhY41EeEJV1Hd5YwVv8bSC7w4BIiVO; Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:54:59 -0500 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Machining help needed Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4-112978817 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) From: Jerry Hey To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <1375BFC9-E990-11D9-91E7-0003931B0C7A@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) X-ELNK-Trace: 8104856d7830ec6b1aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec792d3ed951aa28c55b6a9d8e1e7f051254350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.2.107.92 --Apple-Mail-4-112978817 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On Thursday, June 30, 2005, at 11:36 AM, Russell Duffy wrote: > =A0=A0 I have to disagree with your observation.=A0 The boring > tool, by itself will not yield a surface appropriate for > seating the injector o-ring (and easy removal for service).=A0 > > =A0 > Hi Dale, > =A0 > I have to disagree, with your disagreement :-)=A0=A0 I used a boring = bar,=20 > in a mill to open up the stock fuel rail holes for my MSD injectors.=A0=20= > I've also bored holes in a cast aluminum intake for the bottom end of=20= > the injectors.=A0 All holes are sealing just dandy, though I was = pretty=20 > paranoid about the fuel rail holes.=A0 I must have checked those 100=20= > times to make sure they weren't leaking, but now I hardly give them a=20= > thought.=A0=A0 > =A0 > Cheers, > Rusty In this case it depends on the operator. Using the boring bar in the=20 lathe and being very careful on the set up, I could not achieve the=20 polished smooth finish I was hoping for. I am self taught in machining=20= and sometimes come up short. I don't mind having a reamer ground for=20= the purpose. Jerry > =A0 > > > --Apple-Mail-4-112978817 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thursday, June 30, 2005, at 11:36 AM, Russell Duffy wrote: =A0=A0 I have to disagree with your observation.=A0 = The boring tool, by itself will not yield a surface appropriate for seating the injector o-ring (and easy removal for service).=A0 =A0 ArialFFFF,0000,0000Hi Dale, =A0 ArialFFFF,0000,0000I have to disagree, with your disagreement :-)=A0=A0 I used a boring bar, = in a mill to open up the stock fuel rail holes for my MSD injectors.=A0 I've also bored holes in a cast aluminum intake for the bottom end of the injectors.=A0 All holes are sealing just dandy, though I was pretty paranoid about the fuel rail holes.=A0 I must have checked those 100 times to make sure they weren't leaking, but now I hardly give them a thought.=A0=A0 =A0 = ArialFFFF,0000,0000Cheers= , = ArialFFFF,0000,0000Rusty<= /color> In this case it depends on the operator. Using the boring bar in the lathe and being very careful on the set up, I could not achieve the polished smooth finish I was hoping for. I am self taught in machining and sometimes come up short. I don't mind having a reamer ground for the purpose. Jerry =A0 = --Apple-Mail-4-112978817--