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 2922108 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:23:40 -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 i080NcAb025132 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:23:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000c01c3d57d$4e12f780$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: evap core air pockets? Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:21:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C3D553.64F22AE0" 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_0009_01C3D553.64F22AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: evap core air pockets? =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bartrim, Todd=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 5:59 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: evap core air pockets? Hi Rusty;=20 I had concerns about being able to remove the air from my = cores as well, so I did 2 things; first I made an adapter to allow me to = fill the system through the flowmeter fitting to fill from the bottom = up, ensuring all air is pushed out. Second I installed a small bleeder = plug on the top where the cores are fed. It turns out that neither are = required. ... SNIP After running the engine up to temp for awhile there is more = entrained air that gases off, but that is mostly forced out into the = overflow tank which sucks back coolant after cool down. I've found that = I usually have to add approx. 1/2 litre to the overflow tank after = cooldown. Ed, for the record you can add me to the list of parallel = cores.=20 S. Todd Bartrim=20 Turbo 13B=20 RX-9endurance=20 =20 Ok, Todd, Thanks That makes at least three flying rotaries with successful parallel = cores; Tracy Crook, Bill Eslick and Todd Bartim with more apparently in = the works Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C3D553.64F22AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: evap core air pockets?
 
 
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From:=20 Bartrim, Todd
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, = 2004 5:59=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: evap = core air=20 pockets?

Hi Rusty;=20
        I had=20 concerns about being able to remove the air from my cores as well, so = I did 2=20 things; first I made an adapter to allow me to fill the system through = the=20 flowmeter fitting to fill from the bottom up, ensuring all air is = pushed out.=20 Second I installed a small bleeder plug on the top where the cores are = fed. It=20 turns out that neither are required.

     ... SNIP

        After=20 running the engine up to temp for awhile there is more entrained air = that=20 gases off, but that is mostly forced out into the overflow tank which = sucks=20 back coolant after cool down. I've found that I usually have to add = approx.=20 1/2 litre to the overflow tank after cooldown.

        Ed, for=20 the record you can add me to the list of parallel cores.

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B
RX-9endurance=20
 

 

Ok, Todd, Thanks

That makes at least three flying = rotaries with=20 successful parallel cores; Tracy Crook, Bill Eslick and Todd Bartim = with more=20 apparently in the works

Ed = Anderson

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