X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 905563 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:48:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm62aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051229224724.EPVK2032.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm62aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:47:24 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm62aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051229224723.GPFN9476.ibm62aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:47:23 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Hose installation tips Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:47:23 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c60cc9$d5937b50$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C60C97.8AF90B50" 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_01C60C97.8AF90B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://snipurl.com/l59l This tool makes installation very simple. I can't find any online prices, but I don't think they're very expensive. http://www.parker.com/hpd/literature/pdf/4281_b1.pdf=20 =20 Hi Todd, =20 That link didn't work for me, and gave an error about not allowing "external" connections. I'm going to guess that you're viewing this = from work, probably as a registered customer. =20 =20 There seem to be two tools in the Aeroquip catalog for this purpose. = One is a handheld tool, that will only do -4,-6, and -8 sizes. Amazingly = Summit has it in stock, for only about $30. http://snipurl.com/l59l =20 The other tool is bench mounted, and is probably the one you were = referring to. I found a number of FT2015, but no online prices. Out of = curiosity, I sent an email to HoseXpress. They list both tools, but no prices. =20 http://www.hosexpress.com/hose/socketless/FHKit.htm =20 You can afford to spend a gazillion dollars on a Lyc AND a 396??=20 =20 The term is "invest", not "spend". At the moment, building an RV with a = new Lycoming, and CS prop is a better investment than my 401K. When I built = my first RV-8, I thought long and hard about putting a rotary engine in it, = but (very wisely $$$) decided against it. When I sold the plane, the profit essentially paid for the whole RV-3 experiment. =20 =20 Unfortunately, times haven't changed that much wrt resale of alternate powered planes. My hope is to keep the RV-8, and actually fly it, but realistically, everyone here knows as well as I do that I'll be selling = it within a couple years. As quickly as I go through projects, I just = can't afford to lose money on them all. =20 =20 Todd (will trade hose tool for 396)=20 =20 No way hoser :-) =20 =20 My buddy just looked at the single rotor and said there was a small = puddle of water/coolant (?) forming under the oil/water exchanger. Hope it's = from the leaky hanger roof, but I doubt it, since that's right where one of = the leaks was Sunday. Rats. In my defense, this is just an NPT pipe plug = in the exchanger, and I didn't weld any of it! Pretty depressing that it = leaks even when not pressurized. I'll take a look Sat, when I take the new = prop bolts out, and attempt ignition (AKA find out what I miswired). =20 Cheers, Rusty (where did I put that old Proseal) =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C60C97.8AF90B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
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    This=20 tool makes installation very simple. I can't find any online prices, but = I don't=20 think they're very expensive.
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Hi Todd,
 
That link didn't work for me, and gave an error = about not=20 allowing "external" connections.  I'm going to guess that you're = viewing=20 this from work, probably as a registered customer.  =
 
There seem to be two tools in the Aeroquip = catalog for this=20 purpose.  One is a handheld tool, that will only do -4,-6, and -8=20 sizes.  Amazingly Summit has it in stock, for only about = $30.  =20 http://snipurl.com/l59l
 
The other tool is bench mounted, and is = probably the one=20 you were referring to.  I found a number of FT2015, but no online=20 prices.  Out of curiosity, I sent an email to HoseXpress.  = They list=20 both tools, but no prices. 
http://www.h= osexpress.com/hose/socketless/FHKit.htm
 
You can afford to spend a = gazillion dollars=20 on a Lyc AND a 396?? 
 
The term is "invest", not = "spend".  At the=20 moment, building an RV with a new Lycoming, and CS prop is a better = investment=20 than my 401K.  When I built my first RV-8, I thought long and = hard=20 about putting a rotary engine in it, but (very wisely $$$) decided = against=20 it.  When I sold the plane, the profit essentially paid = for the=20 whole RV-3 experiment. 
 
Unfortunately, times haven't = changed that much=20 wrt resale of alternate powered planes.  My hope is to keep = the RV-8,=20 and actually fly it, but realistically, everyone here knows as well = as I do=20 that I'll be selling it within a couple years.  As quickly as = I go=20 through projects, I just can't afford to lose money on them all. =20     
 
Todd     (will trade hose = tool for=20 396) 
 
No way hoser=20 :-)  
 
My buddy just=20 looked at the single rotor and said there was a small = puddle of=20 water/coolant (?) forming under the oil/water exchanger.  = Hope=20 it's from the leaky hanger roof, but I doubt it, since that's right = where one of=20 the leaks was Sunday.  Rats.  In my defense, this is just an NPT pipe plug in the exchanger, = and I=20 didn't weld any of it!  Pretty depressing that it leaks even when = not=20 pressurized.   I'll take a look Sat, when I take the new prop = bolts=20 out, and attempt ignition (AKA find out what I=20 miswired).
 
Cheers,
Rusty (where did I put that = old=20 Proseal)

 
 
 
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