Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf11aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.59] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 395267 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Sep 2004 12:34:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.59; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040906163328.YGPS1796.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:33:28 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Water pump problem Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:33:30 -0500 Message-ID: <000b01c4942f$3ec750c0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49405.55F148C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49405.55F148C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes it has a plug, but according to the archives, the plug can trap air = in the water pump. I'm going to take a trip out to the airport, and see if that isn't it. =20 Maybe it would be a good idea to recommend a small hole (3/32" or so) be drilled through the plug, though I'm still a little skeptical of the = theory. Did you attempt to slow the water pump rotation with different pulleys? Maybe that would account for the lesser flow. =20 As a side note, has anyone else noticed that it's getting hard to = remember the details of all the projects going on? This is probably good news, = that there's more projects, but it could just be advancing age :-) =20 Here's hoping for a huge air pocket. =20 Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49405.55F148C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Yes it=20 has a plug, but according to the archives, the plug can trap air in the = water=20 pump.  I’m going to = take a trip out=20 to the airport, and see if that isn’t = it.

 

Maybe it would be a good idea = to recommend=20 a small hole (3/32" or so) be drilled through the plug, though I'm still = a=20 little skeptical of the theory.  Did you attempt to slow = the=20 water pump rotation with different pulleys?  Maybe that would = account for=20 the lesser flow.

 

As a side note, has anyone = else noticed=20 that it's getting hard to remember the details of all the projects going = on?  This is probably good news, that there's more projects, but it = could=20 just be advancing age :-)

 

Here's hoping for a huge air=20 pocket.

 

Rusty

 

 

 

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