Bob, I used AN-16 SS for my coolant system.  But, were I to do it over, I
would buy good quality radiator hose and change it every two years.  Save
some weight, aggravation and one heck of a lot of money.

Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:16 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mezarie WP337 Water Pump and hose question


>
> Right on.  It says re-scheduled.  Too bad it didn't get here today.  I
don't
> remember when it was originally scheduled, so is it early or late?  I
should
> get it tested next week though.  (Rusty sent me his Craig-Davies pump to
> measure on the same setup I used with the WP136's)
>
> The hardware store had 1 1/4 fittings and 1 1/2 fittings so I got the 1
1/4.
> Maybe I can wrap enough tape around it to get a seal since the pressure
isn't
> much.
>
> I bought some Earl's Pro-Lite 350 hose from Summit.  It is a nylon braid
and
> fits the Earl's reusable swivel ends.  It's good to 300 psi and 350 F.
It's
> also a lot more flexible than the hoses I had made.  Am I going to lose
much
> reliability by using this instead of the stainless steel braided hose?
The SS
> hose has a better pressure rating, but both are way over rated for what I
need.
>
> Bob W.
>
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:35:33 -0600
> "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > I received the new WP337 water pump today.  The WP136's are at the
airport,
> > but just looking at it, the motor is bigger in diameter and shorter.  If
not
> > too much goes wrong, I will make some flow measurements tomorrow.  I
will at
> > least get a comparison photo of the two pumps.
> >
> > According to UPS, you'll have another pump to test tomorrow :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rusty (looking forward to the results)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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