X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.174] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTP id 1456335 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:46:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.92.174; envelope-from=hansconser@gmail.com Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id o2so151992uge for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:46:24 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=mE7t+QK6gcNGTV+QfEP6hpanHIn2gRUQizbc/aIiyU+kMvUOJAi7sT8pWAW1miRQPKD1jIUzfNVV+3JQ68Mag648hkMz/PMMxlhCMD75dLhABx+ESKMmiwz3yHPiwNzE74QEfMMd81TqCbqwCwRb220w+fvfCnJ2vy45yEUhi4Q= Received: by 10.66.255.7 with SMTP id c7mr1386531ugi; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:46:23 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from ?69.144.86.211? ( [69.144.86.211]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 13sm928617ugb.2006.10.11.10.46.21; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:46:22 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5--254532676 Message-Id: <3d55a4c714e6178bd0409f4d115710e1@gmail.com> From: Hans Conser Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Exhaust Update Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:46:17 -0600 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.624) --Apple-Mail-5--254532676 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:10 PM, Joe Hull wrote: > >Just a heads up - it looks like your new "header flange to pipe"=20 > (picture 5)=A0was welded on the >outside.=A0 I think that 'acceptable=20= > practices' state that there should only be a tack weld on the >outside=20= > and the actual structural weld should be on the inside.=A0 What does=20= > everyone else say?=A0=A0 In >any event be sure to keep an eye on the=20= > welds. > > > >Ken Powell > =A0 > Ken, > Yes, I=92ve heard that from PL=92s list =96 but haven=92t seen = pictures of any=20 > other flying Rotary that is welded that way. I was going to tell=20 > Aircraft Exhaust to only weld it on the inside but forgot. But I=92m = not=20 > sure there is agreement about this among the rotary flyers. > =A0 > Joe Hull It is recommended in Bell's book on turbocharging. All the discussion=20= made me go look at the Racing Beat headers sitting in my garage, and=20 they are bead welded on the outside only. --Apple-Mail-5--254532676 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=WINDOWS-1252 On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:10 PM, Joe Hull wrote: Times New = Roman0000,0000,8080>Just a heads up - it looks like your new "header flange to pipe" (picture 5)=A0was welded on the 0000,0000,8080>outside.=A0 I think that 'acceptable practices' state that there should only be a tack weld on the 0000,0000,8080>outside and the actual structural weld should be on the inside.=A0 What does everyone else say?=A0=A0 In 0000,0000,8080>any = event be sure to keep an eye on the welds. Times New = Roman0000,0000,8080> Times New = Roman0000,0000,8080>Ken Powell = Arial0000,0000,8080=A0 = Arial0000,0000,8080Ken, = Arial0000,0000,8080Yes, I=92ve heard that from PL=92s list =96 but haven=92t seen pictures of = any other flying Rotary that is welded that way. I was going to tell Aircraft Exhaust to only weld it on the inside but forgot. But I=92m not sure there is agreement about this among the rotary = flyers. = Arial0000,0000,8080=A0 = Arial0000,0000,8080Joe Hull It is recommended in Bell's book on turbocharging. All the discussion made me go look at the Racing Beat headers sitting in my garage, and they are bead welded on the outside only. --Apple-Mail-5--254532676--