Return-Path: Received: from [203.176.60.254] (HELO app1.nasc.inter.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3042176 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:41:14 -0500 Received: from ip5-188.eyrkonaeac01.dialup.ca.telus.com ([209.29.84.188] helo=jmosur) by app1.nasc.inter.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #2) id 1AvL0M-0001oF-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:40:35 -0500 From: "Jim Mosur" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Aluminum foil for heat shield Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:47:29 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3FA13.9469F340" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3FA13.9469F340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageI have used Fibre Fax from Aircraft Spruce, just contact cemented to cowl, you can have exhaust pipes about 1" away and will not blister cowl, used it for 5 years now, I have even wrapped coolant lines with it that were mighty close to exhaust. Jim Mosur -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: February 23, 2004 10:11 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Aluminum foil for heat shield I found that taking RTV and thinning it a bit with MEK I can "paint" it on the fiberglass of the cowl and then lay thick aluminum foil over it. It sticks very well and the aluminum is more than enough to handle any radiant heat. Now if your header is only an inch from your fiberglass then stainless foil would probably be a better bet. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Duffy To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:46 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: exhaust I use Stainless Steel Shim Stock from MSC. They come in a tube 6" wide by 50" in all kinds if thicknesses. McMaster Carr also sells stainless "foil". I just bought some 321 ss foil that's .002", and plan to use that to cover some parts of the cowl. Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3FA13.9469F340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I have=20 used Fibre Fax from Aircraft Spruce, just contact cemented to cowl, you = can have=20 exhaust pipes about 1" away and will not blister cowl, used it for 5 = years now,=20 I have even wrapped coolant lines with it that were mighty close to=20 exhaust.
 
Jim=20 Mosur
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: February 23, 2004 10:11 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Aluminum foil for = heat=20 shield

I found that taking RTV and thinning = it a bit=20 with MEK I can "paint" it on the fiberglass of the cowl and then lay = thick=20 aluminum foil over it.   It sticks very well and the = aluminum is=20 more than enough to handle any radiant heat.  Now if your header = is only=20 an inch from your fiberglass then stainless foil would probably be a = better=20 bet.
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Monday, February 23, = 2004 9:46=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = exhaust

I use Stainless Steel Shim Stock from MSC. They come in a tube = 6" wide=20 by 50" in all kinds
 if thicknesses.
 
 
McMaster=20 Carr also sells stainless "foil".  I just bought some 321 = ss foil=20 that's .002", and plan to use that to cover some parts of the=20 cowl.   
 
Rusty
 
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