X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3046614 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:41:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.200.170; envelope-from=lehanover@gmail.com Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 23so4258867wfg.25 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:41:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type; bh=8WBSsUKeTRdwRyXRkud7Yr3ic0FFN7GTCo52wu9q8U4=; b=idfu89X1m6umd1vtb9A8cxPZGxRGt/5n+vYIt5qYMbtzQjTjacbCfFOKUOteGlYFyC 6y2HZ8iPAYA4+sUTIWCP8v4bhbdY1Zqpn1di8dpbbnXcMxYmpq20uwJB2tL9TOjbmmUI 5MdnVPVDEPpsc2OJ7Ce3g3D+C26imucjGuIuU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=jVOJvmJvqK0Jv6aOaSb0LRBDsuoBrY0ZsH/0hlBkCkasp5I/JB2sdvwnz8BXXKw3fb 0VROL0Ypf+eJGQ4dBvdrxHp/qcuZY+7kPkFlKnGmc2PNP9DpkYuiZ1JCHM6mIEgz590Q dSqdDM0fpPHpNblSOOgrlpZeZYJGYoJYEhP48= Received: by 10.142.240.9 with SMTP id n9mr1997112wfh.6.1217328077563; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:41:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.87.11 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:41:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1ab24f410807290341h14dd0d96xefb36cd395cba6e1@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:41:17 -0400 From: "Lynn Hanover" To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Safety Wire MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_22797_23807159.1217328077576" ------=_Part_22797_23807159.1217328077576 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline In a message dated 7/29/2008 12:24:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ALVentures@cox.net writes: The oil drain is a tapered pipe thread =96 no way that is coming lose. We put the car on stands after each session, looking for anything adrift, loose or leaking. So every 20 minutes we look at the bottom for sure, and before the race the top of everything. At the time the tool set for underneath included the hex drive for the tapered pipe threaded oil pan drain plug, that at that time was not wired. We lost the plug and oiled dow= n the 180 behind the stands at IRP. All of the folks stopped by to thank us for hosing the qualifying session. I replaced all of the bearings and got the pan back on with the plug from the spare engine in time for the race. After that, the plug was always wire. All tapered plugs need to be wired. Worst case is a transmission. The fill and drain plugs get loose when the trans is hot. Tight again when cold. They get wired. The rear seal in the transmission tail shaft is a light press fit. When the trans is hot, there is no press fit for anything. The seals are glued in with non hardening Permatex, and there are two sheet stock clamps that hold the seal in place, no matter the trans temp. Yes it has its own cooler. Brake heat does the same thing to the aluminum hub seals. So there are clamps bolted to the hubs to hold the seals in place. The bolts are wired. Lynn E. Hanover ------=_Part_22797_23807159.1217328077576 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
In a message dated 7/29/2008 12:24:20 A.M. Eastern Da= ylight Time, ALVentures@cox.net w= rites:
The oil drain is a tapered pipe thread =96 no = way that is coming lose.
We put the car on stands after each session, looking for anything adri= ft, loose or leaking. So every 20 minutes we look at the bottom for sure, a= nd before the race the top of everything. At the time the tool set for unde= rneath included the hex drive for the tapered pipe threaded oil pan drain p= lug, that at that time was not wired. We lost the plug and oiled down the 1= 80 behind the stands at IRP. All of the folks stopped by to thank us for ho= sing the qualifying session. I replaced all of the bearings and got the pan= back on with the plug from the spare engine in time for the race.
 
After that, the plug was always wire. All tapered plugs need to be wir= ed. Worst case is a transmission. The fill and drain plugs get loose when t= he trans is hot. Tight again when cold. They get wired. The rear seal in th= e transmission tail shaft is a light press fit. When the trans is hot, ther= e is no press fit for anything. The seals are glued in with non hardening P= ermatex, and there are two sheet stock clamps that hold the seal in place, = no matter the trans temp. Yes it has its own cooler.
 
Brake heat does the same thing to the aluminum hub seals. So there are= clamps bolted to the hubs to hold the seals in place. The bolts are wired.=  
 
Lynn E. Hanover 
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