Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3149569 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:50:44 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.0.135.61]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040406235043.PKMC1729.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 19:50:43 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: idle speeds Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:50:47 -0500 Message-ID: <02f801c41c31$fbfa5a00$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02F9_01C41C08.13245200" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02F9_01C41C08.13245200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I still have good compression all around, I just need to replace the = water o-rings. I am going to use the TES o-rings. But even that won't help = if I can't solve this damn circulation problem. I am really at whit's end. There is no reason I shouldn't be making coolant go round and round.=20 =20 =20 Hi Dave. I'm really sorry to hear about the toasted o-ring. Hopefully, = you can get it all back together soon. =20 =20 As for the coolant problem, the best thing I can suggest is to get = another set of eyes to look at this. As you well know, the cooling system just isn't that complicated, but it's still possible that you're overlooking something. I couldn't count the number of times I've traveled to a = scanner that's been down for days, only to find that the site engineer has repeatedly overlooked something simple. It's usually something so = simple that we mentally take it for granted as being OK. I think of this as = the brain playing a practical joke on us. Ever look for something you know = you had in your hand just a minute ago, search the room over, and find it on = the desk right in front of you. I'm convinced that my brain has a sense of humor all it's own. =20 =20 I guarantee, we have enough folks on this list to get your coolant = problem resolved. For starters, how about posting a picture of your water pump housing that shows all the modification that was done to it. I would = still suspect that something is wrong with the way it was modified. =20 =20 Before you take off the pump, can you rig a large pulley on a drill, so = you can drive the pump without running the engine? You should be able to = have someone run the pump, while you disconnect hoses at various points in = the system to prove that you have flow. =20 =20 Good luck, Rusty (Philips cut off my network access in seconds, but will need two = weeks to restore it... sigh) =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_02F9_01C41C08.13245200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I still have = good=20 compression all around, I just need to replace the water o-rings.  = I am=20 going to use the TES o-rings.  But even that won’t help if I = can’t solve=20 this damn circulation problem.  I am really at whit’s = end.  There is=20 no reason I shouldn’t be making coolant go round and round. 
 
 
Hi Dave.  = I'm really=20 sorry to hear about the toasted o-ring.  Hopefully, you can = get it all=20 back together soon.  
 
As for the = coolant problem,=20 the best thing I can suggest is to get another set of eyes to look at=20 this.  As you well know, the cooling system just isn't that=20 complicated, but it's still possible that you're overlooking = something.  I=20 couldn't count the number of times I've traveled to a scanner = that's been=20 down for days, only to find that the site engineer has repeatedly=20 overlooked something simple.  It's usually something so simple that = we=20 mentally take it for granted as being OK.  I think of this as = the=20 brain playing a practical joke on us.  Ever look for something = you=20 know you had in your hand just a minute ago, search the room over, and = find it=20 on the desk right in front of you.  I'm convinced that my = brain has a=20 sense of humor all it's own. 
 
I guarantee, = we=20 have enough folks on this list to get your coolant problem=20 resolved.  For starters, = how about=20 posting a picture of your water pump housing that shows all the = modification=20 that was done to it.  I would still suspect that something is wrong = with=20 the way it was modified. 
 
Before you = take off the=20 pump, can you rig a large pulley on a drill, so you can = drive the pump=20 without running the engine?  You should be able to have = someone run=20 the pump, while you disconnect hoses at various points in the = system to=20 prove that you have flow.   
 
Good=20 luck,
Rusty = (Philips cut off=20 my network access in seconds, but will need two weeks to restore = it...=20 sigh)   

 

 

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