Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:56:36 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2088237 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:24:15 -0500 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030327132412mm100sska3e>; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:24:12 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: AN16 hose fitting question X-Original-Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:24:02 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000201c2f464$2556d5f0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2F431.DABC65F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2F431.DABC65F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable **** 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.=20 =20 Now you've got me really curious. I've got two identical housings, one = that came with the generator engine, and one that was on a junk engine that = Tommy gave me. Both are 86-88 vintage housings. Both have two bolts, with a 2-3/4" spacing between them. Can someone else check their thermostat housing bolt spacing, and see if they have something different? I = didn't measure the Chevy, but it was about 1/4" wider than mine. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2F431.DABC65F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
**** Well, if you say so, Rusty.  I was = surprised to find=20 that the fitting for a Chevy engine fit my 2 bolt thermostat housing, = but if fit=20 it just fine.  If you have a later engine with a 3 bolt hold = pattern then,=20 you are correct it won't fit. 
 
Now you've=20 got me really curious.  I've got two identical housings, one that = came with=20 the generator engine, and one that was on a junk engine that Tommy gave=20 me.  Both are 86-88 vintage housings.  Both have two bolts, = with a=20 2-3/4" spacing between them.  Can someone else check their = thermostat=20 housing bolt spacing, and see if they have something different?  I = didn't=20 measure the Chevy, but it was about 1/4" wider than=20 mine.  
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
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