Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3121293 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:02:34 -0500 Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.client.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2004032517023301600s7h6ee> (Authid: n3773@comcast.net); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:02:34 +0000 Message-ID: <002101c4128a$f6d5cc90$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: cooling duct seal? Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:02:30 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C41247.E700BDE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C41247.E700BDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I did find it at a local fabric store. if you have troubles, I believe = there is still a hunk of it in my hangar I could send you. I rubber = cemented mine to the baffle half and roll the fabric back when I remove = the lower cowl. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:54 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cooling duct seal? Kevin,=20 This sounds like just the solution I've been looking for. So, where = do you find wetsuit material (without buying a new wetsuit and taking = the sizzors to it)? I doubt they carry it at the local fabric stores. = {;-) Mark S. At 08:46 PM 3/24/2004 -0800, you wrote: i made some rings from fabric, the stuff they make wet suits from, = and stretch them around and velcro them in place. has worked well for = many years now. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer)=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:11 PM=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] cooling duct seal? Greetings,=20 =20 I did the first test fit of my cooling ducts, and there's hope for = them. I still haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do to seal the = front of the duct to the cowl inlet. There's only about 1/8" gap at = most, and I'm thinking that it will probably work fine without any = additional seal, however, I'll probably try to put some sort of foam = strip to get some sort of a seal.=20 =20 I looked through all the pics I have, and can't find a picture = that shows the front of anyone's duct. How are you guys sealing these = to the cowls? Pictures???=20 =20 Cheers,=20 Rusty=20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C41247.E700BDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I did find it at a local = fabric=20 store. if you have troubles, I believe there is still a hunk of it = in my=20 hangar I could send you. I rubber cemented mine to the baffle half = and=20 roll the fabric back when I remove the lower cowl.

Kevin Lane Portland, OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773
(browse=20 w/ internet explorer)

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark=20 Steitle
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 = 5:54=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = cooling duct=20 seal?

Kevin,
This sounds like just the solution I've been = looking=20 for. So, where do you find wetsuit material (without buying a = new=20 wetsuit and taking the sizzors to it)? I doubt they carry it at = the=20 local fabric stores. {;-)

Mark S.

At 08:46 PM=20 3/24/2004 -0800, you wrote:

i made some rings from fabric, the stuff they make wet = suits from,=20 and stretch them around and velcro them in place. has worked = well for=20 many years now.
Kevin Lane Portland, = OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
web-> = http://home.comcast.net/~n3773
(browse=20 w/ internet explorer)=20

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Russell = Duffy=20
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft=20
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:11 PM=20
Subject: [FlyRotary] cooling duct seal?

Greetings,=20
=20
I did the first test fit of my cooling ducts, and there's hope = for=20 them. I still haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do = to seal=20 the front of the duct to the cowl inlet. There's only about = 1/8" gap=20 at most, and I'm thinking that it will probably work fine without = any=20 additional seal, however, I'll probably try to put some sort of = foam strip=20 to get some sort of a seal.
=20
I looked through all the pics I have, and can't find a picture = that=20 shows the front of anyone's duct. How are you guys sealing = these to=20 the cowls? Pictures???=20
=20
Cheers,=20
Rusty=20
=20
=20
=20

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