Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2909549 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:41:24 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBTGfJAc028611 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:41:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000c01c3ce2a$3580fd20$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] aluminum hose bungs/fittings Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:38:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C3CE00.4C4F67A0" 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_0009_01C3CE00.4C4F67A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message =20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] aluminum hose bungs/fittings Greetings, I'm trying to decide on the fittings for my evap cores, and I haven't = found much to choose from. Straight AN bungs are pretty common, and = I've also seen some NPT female bungs. What I haven't found is any hose = barb style fittings. Ideally, I'd like to find some options for 45, or = 90 degree hose barb type fittings, in about a 3/4" size, since there = isn't much clearance under the outer tanks of the evap cores. Can = anyone point me to a place that sells these? =20 BTW, I still haven't officially decided if I want to use AN hose, or = just good quality "heater hose". I'll certainly keep AN hose for oil, = but I think heater hose is probably fine for water, especially with all = my possible plumbing methods. =20 Thanks, Rusty (evap cores temporarily in place) =20 Rusty, while I did use AN-16 stainless steel braided hose for the = radiators, I think a GOOD quality radiator hose (like those blue silicon = looking type) is all you need. Perhaps replace them ever 2 - 3 years. = Pay (as you clearly are doing) attention to beads on hose connectors AND = keep them out of line of sight of anything radiating large amounts of = heat such as exhaust/turbocharger housings, etc. The AN-16 has worked fine for me, but heavy and expensive. Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C3CE00.4C4F67A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
 
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 = 9:52=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] aluminum = hose=20 bungs/fittings

Greetings,
 
I'm trying to = decide on=20 the fittings for my evap cores, and I haven't found much to choose = from. =20 Straight AN bungs are pretty common, and I've also seen some NPT = female=20 bungs.  What I haven't found is any hose barb style=20 fittings.  Ideally, I'd like to find some options for 45, or 90 = degree=20 hose barb type fittings, in about a 3/4" size, since there isn't=20 much clearance under the outer tanks of the evap = cores. =20 Can anyone point me to a place that sells=20 these?  
 
BTW, I still = haven't=20 officially decided if I want to use AN hose, or just good quality = "heater=20 hose".   I'll certainly keep AN hose for oil, but I think = heater=20 hose is probably fine for water, especially with all my possible = plumbing=20 methods.   
 
Thanks,
Rusty (evap = cores=20 temporarily in place)  
 
Rusty,  = while I did=20 use AN-16 stainless steel braided hose for the radiators, I think a = GOOD=20 quality radiator hose (like those blue silicon looking type) is all = you need.=20 Perhaps replace them ever 2 - 3 years.  Pay (as you clearly are = doing)=20 attention to beads on hose connectors AND keep them out of line of = sight of=20 anything radiating large amounts of heat such as exhaust/turbocharger=20 housings, etc.
 
The AN-16 has = worked fine=20 for me, but heavy and expensive.
 
Ed=20 Anderson
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