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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004
12:26 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: front cover
oil fitting thread?
Hi Rusty;
Even though I would prefer to see everything
switched over to metric, I concede that this won't happen anytime soon, so
to simplify things, I drilled and tapped all oil fittings on my block to
NPT. As I wanted to use Parker/Swagelok fittings and hose on my installation
since this is what I use at work for industrial instrumentation, it was well
worth it for me to switch. Since cost and availability is not an issue, I
will not hesitate to change hoses every 100 hours.
I had already assembled my block when I made this
decision, so I connected compressed air to another fitting to have an
airflow while drilling and tapping to ensure no metal chips entered the oil
passageways.
Given that you have the American aversion to all things
metric, I would have expected that you and others would have done this
already, allowing more flexibility and greater access to
fittings.
Todd
Bartrim (I don't understand how a country that
fought so hard for independence from British rule, refuses to give up a
measurement system based on a dead English king's various body
parts?)
Turbo 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm
"Imagination is more important than
knowledge"
-Albert
Einstein
-----Original
Message-----
From: Rotary motors
in aircraft [SMTP:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell
Duffy
Sent: Tuesday,
December 21, 2004 2:52 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: front cover oil fitting
thread?
I need a new adapter for the front
cover, to go from whatever that metric thread is, to AN10. I can't
seem to find anything in my notes that identifies that metric
thread. Can someone tell me what it is?
I stumbled across the answer
in one of my own posts in the
archives. The front cover fitting is 16mm x 1.5 according
to the post. If someone knows that to be wrong, let me
know.
Cheers,
Rusty (talking to
myself)