Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2903252 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:12:09 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBO3C4Ac026594 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:12:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002701c3c9cb$51060940$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] A little more help, please Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:09:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3C9A1.67D2ED20" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3C9A1.67D2ED20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: sqpilot@earthlink=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:02 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] A little more help, please Hi....it's the pest again....Paul Conner. My 13b was going to be = mounted plugs up by the original owner, so he had this radiator cap with = all it's plumbing inserted into the hole in the picture, near the oil = filter. When I attempted to unscrew it, it came out easily, and I found = that it was not threaded, but instead it was just pushed in the hole. = Probably wouldn't have stayed there very long. Any idea what this hole = is/was for? (obviously water, but to where might it have gone.....heater = core)? Lastly, to plug this hole, should I attempt to tap it with a = NPT tap, or is there something that is a press fit that I should = purchase to plug this hole? Thanks again for everyone's patience. I'm = hoping to get this thing running shortly, but need to address these = pesky little inconveniences. The first picture shows what was inserted = into the hole, and the second picture shows where the hole is located. = Paul Conner, endless 13b hole-plugging. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Paul, that hole is the heater hose outlet. It appears that the = previous owner intended to fill up his block from the heater hole - = which for a "Plugs Up" installation probably isn't a bad idea. Filling = the block from that hole with coolant would probably push most of the = air out of the block. I used the hole as it was intended to plumb to my = heat core inside the cabin for cabin heat. Some folk have block that = hole, but there are some schools of thought that indication that doing = so could interfer with the block coolant circulation - Just something = I've heard. But you will need to ensure that it is either blocked or a = hose from it routed back to your coolant system after the thermostat = housing. Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3C9A1.67D2ED20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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From:=20 sqpilot@earthlink
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, = 2003 9:02=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] A little = more help,=20 please

Hi....it's the pest again....Paul = Conner. =20 My 13b was going to be mounted plugs up by the original owner, so he = had this=20 radiator cap with all it's plumbing inserted into the hole in the = picture,=20 near the oil filter.  When I attempted to unscrew it, it came out = easily,=20 and I found that it was not threaded, but instead it was just pushed = in the=20 hole. Probably wouldn't have stayed there very long.  Any idea = what this=20 hole is/was for? (obviously water, but to where might it have = gone.....heater=20 core)?   Lastly, to plug this hole, should I attempt to tap = it with=20 a NPT tap, or is there something that is a press fit that I should = purchase to=20 plug this hole?   Thanks again for everyone's = patience.  I'm=20 hoping to get this thing running shortly, but need to address these = pesky=20 little inconveniences. The first picture shows what was inserted into = the=20 hole, and the second picture shows where the hole is = located.   Paul=20 Conner, endless 13b hole-plugging.

 Paul, that hole is the heater hose outlet.  It appears = that the previous owner intended to fill up his block from = the=20 heater hole - which for a "Plugs Up" installation probably isn't a bad = idea.  Filling the block from that hole with coolant would = probably push=20 most of the air out of the block.  I used the hole as it was = intended to=20 plumb to my heat core inside the cabin for cabin heat.  Some folk = have=20 block that hole, but there are some schools of thought that indication = that=20 doing so could interfer with the block coolant circulation - Just = something I've heard.  But you will need to ensure that it is = either=20 blocked or a hose from it routed back to your coolant system after the = thermostat housing.
 
Ed = Anderson
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