Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:44:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.54] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2938024 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:33:46 -0500 Received: from user-2injqqh.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.235.81] helo=Carol) by conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AiQAZ-0001NU-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:33:44 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <005c01c3de3c$fd9e4d40$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Intake question X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:33:21 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0059_01C3DE0A.B1EF38F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C3DE0A.B1EF38F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:56 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake question Greetings, I was looking at the latest intake today, and noticed that the = secondary ports on the intake are quite a bit taller than the ones on = the engine itself. Attached is a picture that shows the intake gasket, = thought the intake runner to give you some idea of what the size = difference is. The top of the runner is fine, but the bottom, as shown = in the picture, is off by about half and inch. =20 The question is- how many people would feel comfortable filling this = in with epoxy putty, JB Weld, or similar glue? It makes me nervous, = but it would be such a large piece, that it couldn't go through the port = if it broke, unless it broke into pieces. Obviously, the surface would = be cleaned, and roughed up to make the best adhesion. What do you = think? Cheers, Rusty (time to let go of my EM-2 now Tracy ) =20 Hi, Rusty....Just an uneducated opinion....I would be concerned that = the JB weld might go into the engine should it break loose. What about = filling the space with weld? With adequate penetration, the area could = be built up with welding rod, then with a dremel tool, brought to final = size and polished. I did it many years ago on a motorcycle. Just my 2 = cents. Paul Conner -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C3DE0A.B1EF38F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 = 8:56=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake=20 question

Greetings,
 
I was looking = at the=20 latest intake today, and noticed that the secondary ports on the = intake are=20 quite a bit taller than the ones on the engine itself.  Attached = is a=20 picture that shows the intake gasket, thought the intake runner to = give you=20 some idea of what the size difference is.  The top of the runner = is fine,=20 but the bottom, as shown in the picture, is off by about half and = inch. =20
 
The question = is- how many=20 people would feel comfortable filling this in with epoxy putty, JB = Weld, or=20 similar glue?   It makes me nervous, but it would be such a = large=20 piece, that it couldn't go through the port if it broke, unless = it broke=20 into pieces.  Obviously, the surface would be cleaned, = and=20 roughed up to make the best adhesion.  What do you=20 think?
 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (time = to let go of=20 my EM-2 now Tracy <g>) 
 
Hi, = Rusty....Just an=20 uneducated opinion....I would be concerned that the JB weld might go = into the=20 engine should it break loose.  What about filling the space with=20 weld?  With adequate penetration, the area could be built up with = welding=20 rod, then with a dremel tool, brought to final size and polished. I = did it=20 many years ago on a motorcycle. Just my 2 cents.  Paul=20 Conner
 

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