Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2903256 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:14:17 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBO3E7ow019052 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:14:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <003201c3c9cb$9d5f04e0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: A little more help, please Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:11:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C3C9A1.B0F6FC80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C3C9A1.B0F6FC80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:12 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A little more help, please Yes, that's the heater core outlet, Paul. I've come across a few = fittings which are "push fit" like that. (oil filler cap, turbo water = input/output, etc. etc.) Input I'm getting says that the push fit = fittings are fine, but they make me a bit uncomfortable too. I'd be = interested in anyone elses opinion about this. As for what to do with it, I had a small one like this. I had a small = plate welded on the end to seal it, then hammered it back in.=20 Any suggestions for a better way would be welcome. John John, I think press-in are OK for low pressure things like coolant. = But, I would be more hesitant if there were 80 psi of oil pressure on = the other side.=20 FWIW Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C3C9A1.B0F6FC80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, = 2003 9:12=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A = little more=20 help, please

Yes,=20 that's the heater core outlet, Paul. I've come across a few fittings = which are=20 "push fit" like that. (oil filler cap, turbo water input/output, etc. = etc.)=20 Input I'm getting says that the push fit fittings are fine, but = they make=20 me a bit uncomfortable too. I'd be interested in anyone elses opinion = about=20 this.
 
As=20 for what to do with it, I had a small one like this. I had a small = plate=20 welded on the end to seal it, then hammered it back in. =
Any=20 suggestions for a better way would be welcome.
John
 John, I think press-in are OK for low pressure things = like=20 coolant.  But, I would be more hesitant if there were 80 psi of = oil=20 pressure on the other side.
 
FWIW
 
Ed = Anderson
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