X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao11.cox.net ([68.230.241.28] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 870713 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Dec 2005 11:15:42 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.28; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao11.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051210161405.LIIT6244.fed1rmmtao11.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sat, 10 Dec 2005 11:14:05 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Radiator Expansion Tank Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:14:58 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c5fda4$ddf67e70$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5FD61.CFD33E70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5FD61.CFD33E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Or you can do what I did. Go to your local fire extinguisher = service/refill place, and check for one of their reject bottles that is about 1 1/2 = quarts. These are lightweight aluminum bottles, usually painted red. On mine I = was able to just peel the paint off, no paint remover required. I bought a = cap neck from one of the on-line specialty shops, and took it to my favorite aluminum welder for welding on to the bottle. Result is a nice = lightweight tank that was the right configuration for me (see photo). Also = installed a low-level switch. =20 Al _____ =20 --Good craftsmanship on the tank and all in the pic looks good, what are = the sensers I see in the pic? Wendell Wendell; =20 At the top of the pump outlet pipe is bleed plug =96 O-ring plug drilled = up the middle, then to the side just below the O-ring. Loosening it a turn = or so allows air to bleed out. I have a replacement plug for that fitting = with a standard air valve so I can prssureize the system for testing, as necessary.=20 =20 Directly below that on the pump outlet is the coolant pressure sender. = Near the bottom of the overflow bottle is a coolant level sensor (right angle nylon float switch. That bottle normally has about 3-4=94 of coolant in = it; the rest air. If the coolant get down to 1 =96 1 =BD=94 I get a warning = light on the panel. =20 Al=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5FD61.CFD33E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Or you can do what I did. Go to your local fire extinguisher = service/refill place, and check for one of their reject bottles that is about 1 1/2 = quarts. These are lightweight aluminum bottles, usually painted red. = On mine I was able to just peel the paint off, no paint remover required. = I bought a cap neck from one of the on-line specialty shops, and took it = to my favorite aluminum welder for welding on to the bottle. Result is a = nice lightweight tank that was the right configuration for me (see = photo). Also installed a low-level switch.

Al

--Good craftsmanship on the tank and all in the pic looks good, what are the = sensers I see in the pic?

Wendell

Wendell;

At the top of the pump outlet = pipe is bleed plug – O-ring plug drilled up the middle, then to the side = just below the O-ring. Loosening it a turn or so allows air to bleed out. = =A0I have a replacement plug for that fitting with a standard air valve so I can = prssureize the system for testing, as necessary.

Directly below that on the pump = outlet is the coolant pressure sender.=A0 Near the bottom of the overflow bottle = is a coolant level sensor (right angle nylon float switch. =A0That bottle = normally has about 3-4” of coolant in it; the rest air.=A0 If the coolant get = down to 1 – 1 =BD” I get a warning light on the panel.

Al

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