X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:50:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5605047 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:01:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.40; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.140]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q5HL1GW8009077 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:01:16 -0400 Received: from core-mta005b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mta005.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.234.145]) by mtaomg-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id C7D3DE000081 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:01:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <8d6.2c100e03.3d0f9f9c@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:01:16 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Header tank X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_8d6.2c100e03.3d0f9f9c_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 168 X-Originating-IP: [67.175.156.123] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:423230336:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d338c4fde459c2d09 --part1_8d6.2c100e03.3d0f9f9c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Angier, Fiberglass moves. Not much, but it does move. Live with the difficulty. It will be better after everything has lived together for a while..... Grayhawk In a message dated 6/17/2012 2:50:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes: I began construction of my header tank way back in time when fish came ashore and grew legs. This tank was fit to the fuselage and secured in place with hinge pins on each side and while all this was taking place, my engine was still a figment of Lycoming's imagination. Some years later and with the engine installation complete, I put the header tank in place and attempted to insert each hinge pin. They were very difficult to insert. My latest theory is that 300 odd lbs hanging off the firewall causes the longerons to flex inward just enough to cause a slight misalignment between the hinges bonded to the tank and their mates bonded to the fuselage. I'll get to test this theory shortly during final installation of the tank by using the hoist to remove some of the engine weight from the firewall. Angier Ames N4ZQ -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --part1_8d6.2c100e03.3d0f9f9c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Angier,
 
Fiberglass moves.  Not much, but it does move.  Live with th= e=20 difficulty.  It will be better after everything has lived together for= a=20 while.....
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 6/17/2012 2:50:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes:
= I began=20 construction of my header tank way back in time when fish came ashore and= grew=20 legs. This tank was fit to the fuselage and secured in place with hinge p= ins=20 on each side and while all this was taking place, my engine was still a= =20 figment of Lycoming's imagination. Some years later and with the engine= =20 installation complete, I put the header tank in place and attempted to in= sert=20 each hinge pin.
They were very difficult to insert. My latest theory i= s=20 that 300 odd lbs hanging off the firewall causes the longerons to flex in= ward=20 just enough to cause a slight misalignment between the hinges bonded to t= he=20 tank and their mates bonded to the fuselage.

I'll get to test this= =20 theory shortly during final installation of the tank by using the hoist t= o=20 remove some of the engine weight from the firewall.

Angier=20 Ames
N4ZQ
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