X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from pan.gwi.net ([207.5.128.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTPS id 4251056 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 07 May 2010 08:38:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.128.165; envelope-from=silvius@gwi.net Received: from yourlk4rlmsu41 (bb-216-195-174-159.gwi.net [216.195.174.159]) by pan.gwi.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id o47Cc1YV060792 for ; Fri, 7 May 2010 08:38:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from silvius@gwi.net) Message-ID: <016201caede9$d9b5be90$9faec3d8@yourlk4rlmsu41> From: "Michael Silvius" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] alternative water pump Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 08:33:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_015F_01CAEDBF.EFCB3950" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_015F_01CAEDBF.EFCB3950 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kelly: So does that mean that potentially one could fit an RX8 front cover with = pump & cartridge to the older 13B? I was not aware that was possible. I = know the newer pump cartridges are much lighter and would get me at = least half way to my goal. The original 1988 13b water pump is a big = heavy cast iron monster and is deep enough that interferes with my = firewall. How deep are the newer RX8 pumps? I know a few yeas back, long before I came on scene PL made a run of = water pump housing castings that fit on the 13b and could use the newer = RX8 pump cartridge. I communicated with him about obtaining one but if I = remember correctly there were none left. Bob White had one of them that = he was not using but at the time he wanted to hang on to it for his = Sunbeam conversion and was not ready to sell. If anyone has one of these = old PL manufactured water pump housings to fit on the older 13b and take = the new stamped RX8 pump cartridge, and are willing to sell I would be = interested. Michael ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kelly Troyer=20 Michael, Beautiful pump but did you see a few posts back that Mark Steitle = has adapted a RX8 aluminum pump to his 20B and reported several lbs of weight saving..........Jump in here Mark............Photos welcome = !!......... -- ------=_NextPart_000_015F_01CAEDBF.EFCB3950 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF

Kelly:

So does that mean that potentially one = could fit an=20 RX8 front cover with pump & cartridge to the older 13B? I was not = aware that=20 was possible. I know the newer pump cartridges are much lighter and = would get me=20 at least half way to my goal. The original 1988 13b water pump is a big = heavy=20 cast iron monster and is deep enough that interferes with my=20 firewall.

How deep are the newer RX8 pumps?

I know a few yeas back, long before I came on = scene PL=20 made a run of water pump housing castings that fit on the 13b and could = use the=20 newer RX8 pump cartridge. I communicated with him about obtaining one=20 but if I remember correctly there were none left. Bob White = had one of=20 them that he was not using but at the time he wanted to hang on to it = for=20 his Sunbeam conversion and was not ready to sell. If anyone has one = of=20 these old PL manufactured water pump housings to fit on the older 13b = and take=20 the new stamped RX8 pump cartridge, and are willing to sell I = would be=20 interested.

Michael

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kelly = Troyer

Michael,

Beautiful pump but did you see a few posts = back that=20 Mark Steitle has

adapted a RX8 aluminum pump to his 20B and reported several lbs = of

weight saving..........Jump in here Mark............Photos = welcome=20 !!.........

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