Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 593228 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:03:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050106140309.EPDO2378.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 09:03:09 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] P-Port stuff- was Re: RV-3 engine rebuild Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:03:22 -0600 Message-ID: <007701c4f3f8$7b9a5f50$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0078_01C4F3C6.30FFEF50" 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_0078_01C4F3C6.30FFEF50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I see the exhaust closing left stock at around 48 ATDC. Then open the intake later than stock, to eliminate as much overlap as possible. The a way late closing point for the intake. Lynn E. Hanover =20 This all makes sense, and certainly sounds reasonable. Thanks for being willing to sneak out in the workshop, when I "know" you'd rather be = working on house stuff :-) =20 As for the actual construction, aren't most of these PP inlets just = epoxied in place? It just seems hard to believe that it won't leak water at = some point if you do that. Is the rotor housing alloy weldable? Can the = port be TIG welded inside and out, rather than epoxied? =20 Should have the RV-3 engine home this weekend, but probably not apart = until sometime next week. =20 Thanks, Rusty=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C4F3C6.30FFEF50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I see the exhaust closing left stock at around 48=20 ATDC.

Then open the intake later than stock, to eliminate as much = overlap=20 as
possible. The  a way late closing point for the = intake.

Lynn=20 E. Hanover

 
This all = makes sense,=20 and certainly sounds reasonable.  Thanks for being willing to sneak = out in=20 the workshop, when I "know" you'd rather be working on house=20 stuff :-)
 
As for = the actual=20 construction, aren't most of these PP inlets just epoxied in = place?  It=20 just seems hard to believe that it won't leak water at some point if you = do=20 that.  Is the rotor housing alloy weldable?  Can the port = be TIG=20 welded inside and out, rather than epoxied? 

Should have the RV-3 = engine home this=20 weekend, but probably not apart until sometime next week.  =

Thanks,
Rusty


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