Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:48:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3071577 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:47:00 -0500 Received: from user-2injpsh.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.231.145] helo=Carol) by snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1B0ugN-00020v-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Mar 2004 19:46:59 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <007c01c40652$4f567e90$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: air pocket in cooling system X-Original-Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:46:44 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0079_01C40620.03E7F5B0" 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_0079_01C40620.03E7F5B0 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: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 8:54 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: air pocket in cooling system The red line indicates where the water/coolant level was when I = removed the thermostat.=20 OK, I see what you meant. If you're going to go to the trouble of = installing a plug at the high point, why not put in a hose instead, and = run it to the side fitting on your exp tank? Put the plug in the lower = one that you're using now. =20 Cheers, Rusty I was thinking that the plug that I would install in the -16AN elbow = on top of the waterpump would be only for filling the system, but it = would appear that if the hose went from the side of the expansion tank = to that "highest point of the engine" fitting, as coolant came out of = the bottom of the expansion tank and into the lower water pump inlet, it = would fill the system, and the air/bubbles would come out of that = highest point and go into the side of the expansion tank. Should work. = Thanks, Rusty. Hey....your panel looks pretty neat with your new = monitor from Tracy. Glad to hear you'll be making noise again soon. = I, too am anxious to hear your comparisons of your normally aspirated = versus the previous turbo'd installation. Take care. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C40620.03E7F5B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 = 8:54=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: air = pocket in=20 cooling system

The red line indicates where the water/coolant level = was when=20 I removed the thermostat. 

OK, I = see what you=20 meant.  If you're going to go to the trouble of installing a plug = at the=20 high point, why not put in a hose instead, and run it to the side = fitting on=20 your exp tank?  Put the plug in the lower one that you're = using=20 now.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 

I was thinking that the plug that I would = install in the=20 -16AN elbow on top of the waterpump would be only for filling the = system, but=20 it would appear that if the hose went from the side of the expansion = tank to=20 that "highest point of the engine" fitting, as coolant came out of the = bottom=20 of the expansion tank and into the lower water pump inlet, it would = fill the=20 system, and the air/bubbles would come out of that highest point and = go into=20 the side of the expansion tank.  Should work.   Thanks, = Rusty.   Hey....your panel looks pretty neat with your new = monitor=20 from Tracy.  Glad to hear you'll be making noise again = soon.  =20 I, too am anxious to hear your comparisons of your normally aspirated = versus=20 the previous turbo'd installation.  Take care.   Paul=20 Conner

------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C40620.03E7F5B0--