X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 905395 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:52:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.25f.46ac342 (25098) for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:51:33 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <25f.46ac342.30e59845@aol.com> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:51:33 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Eccentric Shaft Position Sensor To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1135885893" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1135885893 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/29/2005 11:55:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, 13brv3@bellsouth.net writes: 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? Screw a long male fitting into the open end of the "B" nut. If the fitting is a 90 degree, screw in the long run of a bulkhead 90. If its a straight hose end, screw in the short end of the bulkhead 90. Make it tight and use it as a handle. Wrap the hose with rags to make a large diameter handle. I lube up the hose ID and the fitting barbs with wheel bearing grease, and have had no failures up to 100 PSI oil pressure with big spikes. Get the first barb started into the hose. Get a good grip. Put your wrists between your knees. Hook your ankles together and squeeze with pectorals and straighten your legs out. The fitting goes right in. Or, teach the system to a real big guy (or girl, but don't tell anyone) and have them do it. It is impossible to get the hose off once installed. It must be cut off. I discard the little dress up sleeve. They are too thin and cut things. They get bent and look like crap. Just grind the end of the hose dead square on the side of a grinding wheel. It looks fine. Or see if the hose shop will do it for you. Fitting orientation can be changed after assembly. I have a pair of shoes that weigh 170. I weighed 170 when I was 13. Eat something. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1135885893 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 12/29/2005 11:55:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20 13brv3@bellsouth.net writes:

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Spent yesterday configuring my oil system on the RV-8. I should= =20 have heeded Rusty's warning on those "Easy push-on oil line=20 fittings" The Summit description says "no more busted knuckles tryin= g to=20 assemble oil lines". Ha! I'm an FAA "standard 170 lb pilo= t"=20 but that is not enough force to put on those blasted fittings. Anyon= e=20 know a trick to make them easier to put on?

Screw a long male fitting into the open end of the "B" nut. If the fitt= ing=20 is a 90 degree, screw in the long run of a bulkhead 90. If its a straight ho= se=20 end, screw in the short end of the bulkhead 90. Make it tight and use it as=20= a=20 handle.

Wrap the hose with rags to make a large diameter handle.

I lube up the hose ID and the fitting barbs with wheel bearing grease,=20= and=20 have had no failures up to 100 PSI oil pressure with big spikes.

Get the first barb started into the hose. Get a good grip. Put your wri= sts=20 between your knees.

Hook your ankles together and squeeze with pectorals and straighten you= r=20 legs out. The fitting goes right in.

Or, teach the system to a real big guy (or girl, but don't tell anyone)= and=20 have them do it.

It is impossible to get the hose off once installed. It must be cut off= . I=20 discard the little dress up sleeve. They are too thin and cut things. They g= et=20 bent and look like crap. Just grind the end of the hose dead square on=20= the=20 side of a grinding wheel. It looks fine.

Or see if the hose shop will do it for you. Fitting orientation can be=20 changed after assembly.

I have a pair of shoes that weigh 170. I weighed 170 when I was 13. Eat= =20 something.

Lynn E. Hanover

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