Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.86.38] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.1.8) with HTTP id 2920304 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 18:51:10 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Radiator hose To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.1.8 Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 18:51:10 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit We did some of that on the Eagle as well... all of the pressure hoses that hook up to the turbos have steel fittings. There have been reports of engine fires having started from people using aluminum fittings to the turbo, didn't want to experience that at all. Finn Lassen wrote: I bougth a SS/teflon hose with steel fittings from my local "Hose & Hydralics" - a place that makes hoses for hydralic applications. Finn Marvin Kaye wrote: > Posted for "sqpilot@earthlink" : > > Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....My custom radiator should arrive this > week, and it has -16 AN fittings on it, as does my water pump. Anyone > know of the best source to buy the stainless steel braided -16 hose > and fittings ? I have a Summit catalog, but don't know if there's a > less expensive source out there. Thank you. Paul Conner > > > [A lot of the guys in the Lancair community use Sacramento Sky Ranch > to fabricate their hoses. They have good pricing and excellent > service... their hoses are guaranteed, and they have been known to > replace hoses that were actually specified incorrectly by the > customer. Check them out at http://www.sacskyranch.com/. > > ] > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html