X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-da04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.146] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTP id 4142695 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:47:27 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.146; envelope-from=SHIPCHIEF@aol.com Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imr-da04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o222kjN4016496 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:46:45 -0500 Received: from SHIPCHIEF@aol.com by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.d30.685a8450 (37542) for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:46:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtprly-da02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.249.145]) by cia-mb02.mx.aol.com (v127_r1.2) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB023-5bb34b8c7c0c267; Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:40 -0500 Received: from webmail-d001 (webmail-d001.sim.aol.com [205.188.181.92]) by smtprly-da02.mx.aol.com (v127.7) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDA022-5bb34b8c7c0c267; Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:36 -0500 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ridge vent material Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:35 -0500 X-AOL-IP: 24.19.204.151 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: shipchief@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CC87C9B5BDA7E9_4318_FAD5_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 30746-STANDARD Received: from 24.19.204.151 by webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com (205.188.181.92) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:35 -0500 Message-Id: <8CC87C9B5B1C104-4318-7AF6@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: SHIPCHIEF@aol.com ----------MB_8CC87C9B5BDA7E9_4318_FAD5_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks Tracy and all; for the last couple of days, I've been building a new gas transport tank= to get mogas to the airport. We welded bungs in the side of a 55 gallon= drum, and epoxy'd/screwed a cradle together. It mounts a Fill-Rite 12 vol= t transfer pump and 30 ft of hose. I plan to premix my gas/oil at the fill= ing station, then just pump it into the plane like a one customer fuel tru= ck! There is still one gas station here that sells ethanol free mogas. The oil cooler diffuser looks 'pro' in black. With filler and DP90 primer,= it's stiffer, so I had to trim the flanges back a bit to get it to slide= in place. I'm working on edge seals now that all the duct to cooler fits= are 3/8" or less. I'm trying adhesive foam strips from the auto parts sto= re... Scott -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 6:33 am Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ridge vent material Hi Scott, I replied to Kevin's comment on the ridge vent material. It is very di= fferent from what you or Kevin are talking about. See comments on reply= to Kevin. =20 Tracy On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM, wrote: Just quiet I guess. For filler, I can offer that I've been in the shop working on my oil coole= r diffuser, sanding, smoothing in microlight, sanding, painting. You all= know the drill. It's hard to spread filler smoothly on the inside of the= duct where there isn't really any room for my hand, let alone a spreader,= or later a sanding block! I've had good test runs since I bit the bullet and committed my time to ma= king quality scoop and diffuser assemblies. I just hope they work as well= when I continue to test @ higher power setting, and eventually fly it! Tracy; when you refered to 'roof ridge material' as applied to the inside= of the cooler diffuser? did you mean the aluminum sheet with small louver= s? When I blow sanding dust out thru the cooler and duct in assembly, usin= g compressed air, most of the dust seems to pass out the aft end of the co= oler. I know microlite filler dust is heavier than air, but I think it wou= ld be a fair representation of airflow when propelled with the air nozzle= . So I'm taking what I understand you to have said, and may try to slow do= wn the air at the back so the air flow will be more evenly distributed thr= u the oil cooler. I made a more pronounced ramp in the radiator duct after reading about it= in this forum, but I had already made the oil cooler diffuser. I might ye= t carve out the back and build in that ramp!! but for now I would like to= know what that material is??? Scott E -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Mann To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 4:03 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Test; no connectivity for two days One word: Olympics =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Be= half Of DLOMHEIM@aol.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:52 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Test; no connectivity for two days =20 When I go to the newsgroup list it hasn't updated in two days now; so don'= t know if the server died or if the list is just really quiet... =20 Doug Lomheim 9A; OK City, OK ----------MB_8CC87C9B5BDA7E9_4318_FAD5_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Thanks Tracy and all;
for the last couple of days, I've been building a new gas transp= ort tank to get mogas to the airport. We welded bungs in the side of a 55= gallon drum, and epoxy'd/screwed a cradle together. It mounts a Fill= -Rite 12 volt transfer pump and 30 ft of hose. I plan to premix my gas/oil= at the filling station, then just pump it into the plane like a one custo= mer fuel truck! There is still one gas station here that sells ethanol fre= e mogas.
The oil cooler diffuser looks 'pro' in black. With filler and DP90 pr= imer, it's stiffer, so I had to trim the flanges back a bit to get it to= slide in place. I'm working on edge seals now that all the duct to cooler= fits are 3/8" or less. I'm trying adhesive foam strips from the auto part= s store...
Scott



-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 6:33 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ridge vent material

Hi Scott,
   I replied to Kevin's comment on the ridge vent material.=   It is very different from what you or Kevin are talking about. = ;  See comments on reply to Kevin.
 
Tracy

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM, = <shipchief@aol.com>= wrote:
Just quiet I guess.
For filler, I can offer that I've been in the shop working on my oil= cooler diffuser, sanding, smoothing in microlight, sanding= , painting. You all know the drill. It's hard to spread filler smoothly on= the inside of the duct where there isn't really any room for my hand, let= alone a spreader, or later a sanding block!
I've had good test runs since I bit the bullet and committed my time= to making quality scoop and diffuser assemblies. I just hope they work as= well when I continue to test @ higher power setting, and eventually fly= it!
Tracy; when you refered to 'roof ridge material' as applied to the in= side of the cooler diffuser? did you mean the aluminum sheet with small&nb= sp;louvers? When I blow sanding dust out thru the cooler and duct in assem= bly, using compressed air, most of the dust seems to pass out the aft end= of the cooler. I know microlite filler dust is heavier than air, but I th= ink it would be a fair representation  of airflow when propelled with= the air nozzle. So I'm taking what I understand you to have said, an= d may try to slow down the air at the back so the air flow will be more ev= enly distributed thru the oil cooler.
I made a more pronounced ramp in the radiator duct after reading abou= t it in this forum, but I had already made the oil cooler diffuser. I migh= t yet carve out the back and build in that ramp!! but for now I would like= to know what that material is???
Scott E



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