X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:53:07 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 847925 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:41:05 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.207; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.296.54d3e4 (48624) for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:40:14 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <296.54d3e4.30bb73ae@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:40:14 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Exhaust X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133124014" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133124014 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/27/2005 2:21:10 P.M. Central Standard Time, N4ZQ@comcast.net writes: Opened up the box containing the exhaust from Lancair today. What is the purpose of the two exhaust clamps which have a pin welded to the inside center? Are they used to clamp the tail pipes? Do the crossover joints get clamped or remain a slip fit? Angier, The crossover slip joints are just that, no clamps. It is advisable to use an anti-seize (Permatex hi temp) on those joints as they move quite a bit. After the exhaust is mounted, slip on the tail pipes and move them about with the cowl in place - when you are happy with their orientation, drill a hole through the overlap of the exhaust and tail pipes for the clamp pin. Make sure you carefully locate where that hole is placed since the clamp is held in place with a drilled bolt and castle nut because of the hi temps. In other words, make sure the clamps don't clash with each other. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) -------------------------------1133124014 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/27/2005 2:21:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 N4ZQ@comcast.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Opened=20 up the box containing the exhaust from Lancair today. What is 
th= e=20 purpose of the two exhaust clamps which have a pin welded to the =20
inside center? Are they used to clamp the tail pipes? Do the =20
crossover joints get clamped or remain a slip=20 fit?
Angier,
 
The crossover slip joints are just that, no clamps.  It is=20 advisable to use an anti-seize (Permatex hi temp) on those joints as they mo= ve=20 quite a bit.
 
After the exhaust is mounted, slip on the tail pipes and move them abou= t=20 with the cowl in place - when you are happy with their orientation, drill a=20= hole=20 through the overlap of the exhaust and tail pipes for the clamp pin.&nb= sp;=20 Make sure you carefully locate where that hole is placed since the clamp is=20= held=20 in place with a drilled bolt and castle nut because of the hi=20 temps.  In other words, make sure the clamps don't clash=20 with each other. =20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)



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