X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 905246 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:55:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm59aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051229165434.UYFH9153.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm59aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:54:34 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm59aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051229165421.BTID269.ibm59aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:54:21 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Eccentric Shaft Position Sensor Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:54:20 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c60c98$83c3fe20$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C60C66.39298E20" 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 V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C60C66.39298E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spent yesterday configuring my oil system on the RV-8. I should have = heeded Rusty's warning on those "Easy push-on oil line fittings" The Summit description says "no more busted knuckles trying to assemble oil lines". Ha! I'm an FAA "standard 170 lb pilot" but that is not enough force to = put on those blasted fittings. Anyone know a trick to make them easier to = put on?=20 =20 Hi Tracy, =20 You did see the instructions that say to put oil on the fitting, right? = You could probably do a small AN-6 line without it, but you'd never do the larger ones. It really seems wrong to put oil on these, since they're = just a friction fit, but they ain't coming off.=20 =20 (for others) My joke was that there's a 180 lb minimum weight limit for = the AN-12 size fittings. In other words, if you can't put at least 180 lbs = (and twist), they won't seat. I had the fittings in a vice, on the corner of = a workbench. One foot was on the workbench, and the other was on a ladder next to the work bench. The trick was suspending all of my weight on = the hose, while twisting. This requires a lot of faith in your vice, and = sense of balance, particularly when you realize what part of your anatomy is suspended precariously above the vice during this operation :-0 =20 =20 BTW, there is a press type tool for doing these hoses, and I presume = it's expensive, unless you can "borrow" (perhaps not the most accurate term = ) one from work :-)=20 =20 Tracy (finally getting my XM weather activated)=20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (Garmin 396 sitting on the floor next to me)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C60C66.39298E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Spent yesterday configuring my oil system on the RV-8.  I = should have=20 heeded Rusty's warning on those "Easy push-on oil line = fittings"  The=20 Summit description says "no more busted knuckles trying to assemble oil=20 lines".  Ha!  I'm an FAA "standard 170 lb pilot" but that = is not=20 enough force to put on those blasted fittings.  Anyone know a trick = to make=20 them easier to put on? 
 
Hi=20 Tracy,
 
You=20 did see the instructions that say to put oil on the = fitting, right? =20 You could probably do a small AN-6 line without it, but you'd = never do=20 the larger ones.  It really seems wrong to put oil on these, since = they're=20 just a friction fit, but they ain't coming = off. 
 
(for=20 others) My joke was that there's a 180 lb minimum weight limit = for the=20 AN-12 size fittings.  In other words, if you can't put at = least 180=20 lbs (and twist), they won't seat.  I had the fittings in = a vice,=20 on the corner of a workbench.  One foot was on the workbench, and = the other=20 was on a ladder next to the work bench.  The trick was = suspending all=20 of my weight on the hose, while twisting.  This requires a lot = of=20 faith in your vice, and sense of balance, particularly when=20 you realize what part of your anatomy is suspended precariously = above the=20 vice during this operation :-0   
 
BTW,=20 there is a press type tool for doing these hoses, and I presume it's = expensive,=20 unless you can "borrow" (perhaps not the most accurate=20 term <g>)  one from work = :-) 
 
Tracy (finally getting my XM weather activated) 
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (Garmin 396 sitting on the floor next to=20 me) 
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