Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:45:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.38.188] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1930088 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:42:20 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:42:19 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [65.137.50.227] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] intake manifold porting question X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:51:15 -0500 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01C2A6A4.EA2473A0" 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-Original-Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Dec 2002 19:42:19.0438 (UTC) FILETIME=[9395F4E0:01C2A6CD] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C2A6A4.EA2473A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- 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 I'm not too wild about marine tex (havent had good luck with it so I = use other brands of epoxy putty, your mileage may vary) but my test = stand engine has inhaled lots of epoxy chunks from quickly fabricated = test manifolds and has suffered no ill effects. Surface prep is = important to how well the stuff adhears. Tracy Crook tcrook@rotaryaviation.com www.rotaryaviation.com ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C2A6A4.EA2473A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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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
 
 
I'm not too wild about marine tex = (havent had=20 good luck with it so I use other brands of epoxy putty, your mileage = may vary)=20 but my test stand engine has inhaled lots of epoxy chunks from quickly = fabricated test manifolds and has suffered no ill effects.   = Surface=20 prep is important to how well the stuff adhears.
 
Tracy Crook
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