Return-Path: Received: from grunt22.ihug.com.au ([203.109.249.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 335240 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:21:14 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.109.249.142; envelope-from=mickandfi@ihug.com.au Received: from p36-tnt2.mel.ihug.com.au (dinkie) [203.173.164.36] by grunt22.ihug.com.au with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BpGe1-0004Tn-00; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:20:42 +1000 Message-ID: <002101c47377$ef006720$24a4adcb@dinkie> From: "Michael Haynes" To: Subject: water pump Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:20:40 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C473CB.BFCBDB20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C473CB.BFCBDB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All I've been lurking in the back ground for a few months now, and I must = congratulate you all. Its good to see so many like minded people sharing = experience. At the moment I have been working on my 13B turbo S5, = finally starting to look like something from an aircraft. I'm building = an RV7 QB it should be shipped from vans early next month. I'm an = aircraft sheetie with Qantas airlines down here in OZ, so progress on = empenage was quick, (2 weeks to complete ). Having my manifold welded at = the moment, water pump next witch leeds me to my question that I hope = someone can answer. The gallery that connects the inlet and outlet = inside the water pump casting just below the thermostat, should this be = blocked if not running a thermostat. I could be wrong and probably are = but with this open wouldn't the water take the route of least resistance = and recirculate back through the engine. By the way I work just a few = minutes from ATS Turbonetics and will be taking to them soon to mod the = turbo so ill let you know what they say. Cheers. Mick. ( go for gold aussies) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C473CB.BFCBDB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi All

I've been lurking in the back = ground for a=20 few months now, and I must congratulate you all. Its good to see so many = like=20 minded people sharing experience. At the moment I have been working on = my 13B=20 turbo S5, finally starting to look like something from an aircraft. I'm = building=20 an RV7 QB it should be shipped from vans early next month. I'm an = aircraft=20 sheetie with Qantas airlines down here in OZ, so progress on = empenage was=20 quick, (2 weeks to complete ). Having my manifold welded at the = moment,=20 water pump next witch leeds me to my question that I hope someone can = answer.=20 The gallery that connects the inlet and outlet inside the water pump=20 casting just below the thermostat, should this be blocked if = not=20 running a thermostat. I could be wrong and probably are but with this = open=20 wouldn't the water take the route of least resistance and recirculate = back=20 through the engine. By the way I work just a few minutes from ATS = Turbonetics=20 and will be taking to them soon to mod the turbo so ill let you know = what they=20 say.

Cheers.

Mick. ( go for = gold aussies)=20

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