If you are sure you are not going to use that fitting, you can crush
the end and weld it. JB Weld might work as well if you don’t have a
welder.
Bill B
From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of SHIPCHIEF@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:25
PM
To: Rotary
motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: heater
core fitting
As for the heater core fitting, I
have the standard Kluge, a short piece of hose with a pipe plug in it, and 2
hose clamps. Is it possible to pull that steel tube out of the engine and pound
a cup plug in there? Anybody done this yet? I don't want to end up with a bunch
of swarf in the engine, so no drilling and tapping for a pipe plug.
Dang, I sure wish I knew about Tracy's
advice on drilling the flywheel side sideplate for the reduction gear oil drain
before I put it together!