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Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:38
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling
Ducts
Well Ed, I hope you're happy :-) Just say it's perfect, and there won't be any trouble
:-)
Clearly, I still have some work to do to
get these mounted permanently, but I can't do that until I put the cowl back
on and find the best alignment with the inlets. Unfortunately, I
couldn't do that because I had to add to the inlet lip on part of the cowl,
and the epoxy was still wet. I think that's the really downer about
dealing with fiberglass. Everything take multiple steps, and you have to
wait for glue to dry between them. Anyway, I anticipate some pain and
suffering when it comes time to get a good transition between the cowl inlet,
and the ducts, but so far, I'm quite pleased with how they're coming
along.
Unfortunately, I have to go back to work
(such as it is) for the next week and a half. After that, I should have
plenty of time, because Philips is still planning to lay me off.
Amazingly, they're already talking about hiring me as a consultant until they
get an official slot opened to hire me back.
Cheers,
Phil-bert (Philips-Dilbert)
For someone who hates fiberglass, it would
appear that you are doing a fine job, regardless. One nice quality of
fiberglass is it's ability to form compound curves, but you already know that.
I noticed that your
throttlebody appears to terminate at a slightly downward tilt, similar to
mine. Please keep me posted regarding your experiences with the fuel
drip that tends to come from the throttlebody right after engine shutdown. I
now shut my fuel pump off and let the engine die from fuel exhaustion, but I
still get the drips. I may just be running too rich. I purchased a
new oxygen sensor yesterday and hooked it up to the (MicroTech) ECU. Now
I have to read the manual to find out how to lean it out. I will see if that
makes any difference upon engine shutdown. Nice looking engine
installation, Rusty. Paul (I love fiberglass) Conner
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