X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmpop109.cox.net ([68.230.241.13] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3046387 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:24:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.13; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080729040507.IRBW6482.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:05:07 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.137.74]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id vg561Z00N1cVYgg04g56uR; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:05:06 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Safety wire Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:05:48 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c8f138$c3f97fb0$6401a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C8F0F5.B5D63FB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C8F0F5.B5D63FB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, you mention that you don't have anything safety wired and haven't experienced anything important coming lose in a car. I have and it was = very important. It was a tube and o-ring related to the coolant system that = was held into the block by one bolt. Needless to say the one bolt backed = out, I lost coolant over heated and I pulled over to the side of the road. I cannot pull over in a plane. =20 Don't misunderstand. I'm not arguing the point nor suggesting = carelessness. Did you put in the bolt on your car that came out? I'll bet not. I considered every fastener in the engine compartment and torqued and/or locked as I deemed necessary. I exercised care and engineering judgment. There are lock nuts and lock washers as needed. The pan bolts have lock washers. The oil drain is a tapered pipe thread - no way that is coming lose. I have also periodically checked every bolt, nut, or plug, hose clamp, screw, whatever; and none have ever loosened - so I'm quite happy with it. Your mileage may vary. =20 Al G ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C8F0F5.B5D63FB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Al, you mention that you don't have anything safety wired and haven't = experienced anything important coming lose in a car.  I have and it was very important. It was a tube and o-ring related to the coolant system that = was held into the block by one bolt.  Needless to say the one bolt backed = out, I lost coolant over heated and I

 pulled over to the side of the road.  I cannot pull over in a = plane.

 

Don’t misunderstand.  I’m not arguing the point nor suggesting carelessness.  Did you put in the bolt on your car that came out? =  I’ll bet not.  I considered every fastener in the engine compartment and = torqued and/or locked as I deemed necessary. I exercised care and engineering = judgment. There are lock nuts and lock washers as needed. The pan bolts have lock washers. The oil drain is a tapered pipe thread – no way that is = coming lose.  I have also periodically checked every bolt, nut, or plug, = hose clamp, screw, whatever; and none have ever loosened – so I’m = quite happy with it.  Your mileage may vary.

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