X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from aspensprings.uwyo.edu ([129.72.10.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTPS id 4884576 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:10:23 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.72.10.32; envelope-from=SBoese@uwyo.edu Received: from ponyexpress-ht2.uwyo.edu (ponyexpress-ht2.uwyo.edu [10.84.60.209]) by aspensprings.uwyo.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1S09jY6000077 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:09:46 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from SBoese@uwyo.edu) Received: from ponyexpress-mb5.uwyo.edu ([fe80::9813:248c:2d68:a28b]) by ponyexpress-ht2 ([10.84.60.209]) with mapi; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:09:45 -0700 From: "Steven W. Boese" To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:09:42 -0700 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Steve Boese TDC Finder Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Steve Boese TDC Finder Thread-Index: AcvWxkm9cMLwR20wT/illLGX9a36LAAFHf4w Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_E1AA3B1AF41D8049B1E3FBD5E225626008872D2369ponyexpressmb_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_E1AA3B1AF41D8049B1E3FBD5E225626008872D2369ponyexpressmb_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I like this better than what I came up with. It will be easier to find the= parts and assembly will also be easier since none of the initial parts nee= d to be modified. As long as one is careful not to draw the water or oil i= nto the engine, it will also be easier to use. Although there always seems= to be a better way to do something, this seems as good and simple as it ca= n get. No more excuses for not knowing where TDC is. Steve Boese From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of bktrub@aol.com Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Steve Boese TDC Finder You can get an air hold, essentially a spark plug hole adapter that goes on= a compressed air hose, for about $6 at NAPA. It's used to hold a valve in = place while you change the valve seals. You can use it to find TDC by putti= ng it in the plug hole, running a tube to it and putting the end in a jar = of water or oil. Turn the engine slowly until the point where the bubbles s= top and the water just starts to go up the tube. That's TDC. Brian Trubee -----Original Message----- From: dlomheim@aol.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 8:10 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Steve Boese TDC Finder Steve: Please don't think your cool invention wasn't appreciated by those = of us at Paduca... I for one grabbed one and plan on using it to find TDC p= rior to re-installing my CAS... CYA Doug Lomheim RV-9A ; 13B FWF --_000_E1AA3B1AF41D8049B1E3FBD5E225626008872D2369ponyexpressmb_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I like this better than what I= came up with. It will be easier to find the parts and assembly will = also be easier since none of the initial parts need to be modified. A= s long as one is careful not to draw the water or oil into the engine, it w= ill also be easier to use. Although there always seems to be a better= way to do something, this seems as good and simple as it can get. No= more excuses for not knowing where TDC is.

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Steve Boese

From: Rotary mot= ors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of bk= trub@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:35 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Steve Boese = TDC Finder

You can get an air hold, essentially a sp= ark plug hole adapter that goes on a compressed air hose, for about $6 at N= APA. It's used to hold a valve in place while you change the valve seals. Y= ou can use it to find TDC by putting it in the plug hole, running a tu= be to it and putting the end in a jar of water or oil. Turn= the engine slowly until the point where the bubbles stop and the water jus= t starts to go up the tube. That's TDC.

Brian Trubee

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--= ---Original Message-----
From: dlomheim@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 8:1= 0 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Steve Boese TDC Finder
Steve: Please don't think your cool invention wasn't = appreciated by those of us at Paduca... I for one grabbed one and plan on u= sing it to find TDC prior to re-installing my CAS...
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CYA

Doug Lomheim
RV-9A ; 13B FWF

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