Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:35:16 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ncsmtp03.ogw.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1920738 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:11:27 -0500 Received: from mail4.carolina.rr.com (fe4 [24.93.67.51]) by ncsmtp03.ogw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gBICAqiZ012948 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:10:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from o7y6b5 ([24.25.85.184]) by mail4.carolina.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:12:07 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003201c2a68f$7defd900$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] intake manifold porting question X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:17:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C2A665.94F83F40" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C2A665.94F83F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Kevin I don't know about Marine-tex, but I have used a "Steel Putty". = This is an epoxy stick which has a consistency of thick clay and can be = found in most auto stores. I use it to fill in the large areas and then = use JB WELD which is more fluid (as well as dipping my gloved fingers = into lacqure remover) to smooth the surface. I used it on the intakes = of my 86 and 91 turbo II blocks. A total of 243 hours running with no = problem. =20 Tracy Crook had a intake manifold come apart while running his = engine at high rpm and is certain several large pieces of epoxy went = throught his engine without damaging it. But, he might have just gotten = lucky. Ed Anderson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: 3 rotor=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:32 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] intake manifold porting question I am finally getting my intake welded, using the stock manifold as a = plate and new AL tubes. Is it acceptable to use something like = Marine-Tex to help smooth the ports? Should I worry if a piece of it = comes loose? I plan on a turbo'd 20B. Kevin ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C2A665.94F83F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Kevin
 
    I don't know about = Marine-tex,=20 but I have used a "Steel Putty".  This is an epoxy stick which = has a=20 consistency of thick clay and can be found in most auto stores.  I = use it=20 to fill in the large areas and then use JB WELD which is more fluid (as = well as=20 dipping my gloved fingers into lacqure remover) to smooth the = surface.  I=20 used it on the intakes of my 86 and 91 turbo II blocks.  A total of = 243=20 hours running with no problem. 
 
    Tracy Crook had a = intake=20 manifold come apart while running his engine at high rpm and is certain = several=20 large pieces of epoxy went throught his engine without damaging = it. But, he=20 might have just gotten lucky.
 
Ed Anderson
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Subject: [FlyRotary] intake = manifold=20 porting question

I am finally getting my intake = welded, using the=20 stock manifold as a plate and new AL tubes.  Is it acceptable to = use=20 something like Marine-Tex to help smooth the ports?  Should I = worry if a=20 piece of it comes loose?  I plan on a turbo'd 20B.  =20 Kevin
 
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