Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 19:37:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from server12.safepages.com ([216.127.146.26] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b6) with ESMTP id 2354823 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 May 2003 13:39:46 -0400 Received: by server12.safepages.com (Postfix, from userid 1012) id D65E1141821; Mon, 19 May 2003 17:38:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 2b0w201 (1Cust26.tnt1.pensacola2.fl.da.uu.net [67.248.205.26]) by server12.safepages.com (Postfix) with SMTP id E895B141A02 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 17:38:41 +0000 (GMT) From: "Tommy James" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: coolant / thermostat X-Original-Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:40:13 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: HI Rusty, FWIW, yesterday, I took out the thermostat and put the plug back in (previously tapped)(it is easy to tap, but be gentle and don't go too deep-- 1/2"NPT). It took about 45 minutes. following the same logic as you wrote: "I took another look at the hole that needs to be plugged, and it looks pretty easy to tap, especially now that everything is open, and dry. I'm now thinking that I'll try the engine first without the thermostat, since my first runs are going to be on the ground, where cooling will be marginal anyway. If all goes well with the ground runs, I'll make the first flights without the thermostat as well, and hope for the best. Again, I'm trying to avoid overheating on that first climbout, when the workload will be pretty high already. " Tommy<>< waiting now for two new injectors