Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 02:50:49 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2087824 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:56:19 -0500 Received: from mail3.carolina.rr.com (fe3 [24.93.67.50]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2R0t7m4010259 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:55:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from o7y6b5 ([24.93.78.62]) by mail3.carolina.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:53:57 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <002001c2f3fc$a662dbc0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: AN16 hose fitting question X-Original-Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 20:03:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C2F3D2.BD5A7920" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C2F3D2.BD5A7920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message =20 --- You lost me Ed. The page you listed shows a perfect solution, = part number 911AN16, but I'm sure this won't have the correct bolt = pattern. I just took my pump housing down to the local race shop, and = watched the poot guy try to match it with every housing on the shelf. = This would certainly cover all the common applications. I sent an email = to CSI, with the bolt pattern, so we'll see if they can come up with = anything. What didn't I understand about your post :-)=20 **** Well, if you say so, Rusty. I was surprised to find that the = fitting for a Chevy engine fit my 2 bolt thermostat housing, but if fit = it just fine. If you have a later engine with a 3 bolt hold pattern = then, you are correct it won't fit. Ed Also, the 1986 water pump inlet tube is just the right inside = diameter that you can use an AN16 or JCS tap and cut threads inside the = tube. Then you can screw a AN16/AN16 adapter into the water pump inlet = tube (with a soft aluminum washer around the AN16 fitting. That way you = end up with two AN16 fittings on each end of your pump. You might be = able to rent such a tap, however they tend to use a JCS designation = instead of AN. I borrowed one from old man Lou Ross and don't have one = myslef which is why I don't change my water pump housing to a later = model {:>) --- Now this must be where I heard this before. It was difficult to = find a tap, but McMaster Carr has them. It looks like AN16 is a 1-5/16" = -12 thread. The tap is about $70, but I'll probably order one today, = and you can borrow it when you feel like changing your housing. The = thermostat housing is just a bit smaller in diameter, but would probably = still be able to be tapped in the same manner. I may give it a try, = since I have an old corroded one laying around. =20 Great!, be happy to pay rent for use! Ed ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C2F3D2.BD5A7920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
 
--- = You lost me=20 Ed.  The page you listed shows a perfect solution, part number = 911AN16,=20 but I'm sure this won't have the correct bolt pattern.  I just = took my=20 pump housing down to the local race shop, and watched the poot guy try = to=20 match it with every housing on the shelf.  This would = certainly=20 cover all the common applications.  I sent an email to CSI, with = the bolt=20 pattern, so we'll see if they can come up with anything. =20 What didn't I understand about your post = :-) 
**** Well, if you say so, Rusty.  I was = surprised to=20 find that the fitting for a Chevy engine fit my 2 bolt thermostat = housing, but=20 if fit it just fine.  If you have a later engine with a 3 bolt = hold=20 pattern then, you are correct it won't fit.
 
Ed
     Also, the 1986 water pump = inlet=20 tube is just the right inside diameter that you can use an AN16 or JCS = tap and=20 cut threads inside the tube.  Then you can screw a AN16/AN16 = adapter into=20 the water pump inlet tube (with a soft aluminum washer around the AN16 = fitting.  That way you end up with two AN16 fittings on each end = of your=20 pump.  You might be able to rent such a tap, however they tend to = use a=20 JCS designation instead of AN.  I borrowed one from old man Lou = Ross and=20 don't have one myslef which is why I don't change my water pump = housing to a=20 later model {:>)

--- Now this must be = where I heard=20 this before.  It was difficult to find a tap, but McMaster Carr = has=20 them.  It looks like AN16 is a 1-5/16" -12 thread.  The tap = is about=20 $70, but I'll probably order one today, and you can borrow it when you = feel=20 like changing your housing.   The thermostat housing is just = a bit=20 smaller in diameter, but would probably still be able to be tapped in = the same=20 manner.  I may give it a try, since I have an old corroded one = laying=20 around. 

 Great!, be happy to pay rent = for=20 use!
 
Ed
 
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