Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 621073 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:52:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.161] by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050125155127.NNSN2518.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.161]> for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:51:27 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.7.3]); Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:51:15 -0600 Message-ID: <001601c502f5$b0fa6490$a12dd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: banjo oil fitting Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:51:10 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-41F66AF36C50=======" --=======AVGMAIL-41F66AF36C50======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C502C3.66244B20" ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C502C3.66244B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Wendell...as you can see, it is quite thick. I need to bo back to = the airport to measure it, but my best guess is that it started out as a = 1/2" thick plate of aluminum. They used an end mill and milled out a = rather large pocket to reduce weight. Their website may tell more info = regarding the thickness of the plate. Check out Conversion Concepts = www.conversionconcepts.com Click on the motor mount plate for more = info. It has cutouts for the dipstick tube, oil pickup tube, chain = clearance and pressure release valve, plus a pocket milled out to = lighten the unit by 2.85 pounds. Hope this helps. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wendell Voto=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:54 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: banjo oil fitting ----- ----- Paul, What is the thickness of the motor mount plate? This looks similar = to what I am atempting to make.=20 Wendell Hey, Rusty....I braved the 50 degree cold temperatures and went to = the hangar and removed the cowling to take these pictures of the fitting = I substituted for the banjo fitting. Originally, I took a file and made = the head of the motor mount bolt about 1/3 shorter to allow more = clearance for the banjo fitting. After I replaced the banjo fitting = with this adapter, I found I had a little more clearance. The Earl's = aluminum female swivel is fairly thin-walled, and there is more daylight = between the fitting and motor mount bolt now. I should have taken this = picture from a lower angle so you could see that there is about 1/8" = distance between the motor mount bolt and the new hose/fitting = combination. Hope this helps. Paul Conner -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.3 - Release Date: 1/24/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C502C3.66244B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, Wendell...as you can see, it is = quite thick. I=20 need to bo back to the airport to measure it, but my best guess is that = it=20 started out as a 1/2" thick plate of aluminum. They used an end mill and = milled=20 out a rather large pocket to reduce weight. Their website may tell more = info=20 regarding the thickness of the plate. Check out Conversion Concepts www.conversionconcepts.com=  =20 Click on the motor mount plate for more info.  It has cutouts for = the=20 dipstick tube, oil pickup tube, chain clearance and pressure release = valve, plus=20 a pocket milled out to lighten the unit by 2.85 pounds.  Hope this=20 helps.  Paul Conner
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Wendell = Voto=20
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 = 10:54=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: banjo = oil=20 fitting

 
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Paul,
What is the = thickness of=20 the motor mount plate?  This looks similar to what I am = atempting to=20 make. 
Wendell

Hey, Rusty....I braved the 50 = degree cold=20 temperatures and went to the hangar and removed the cowling to take = these=20 pictures of the fitting I substituted for the banjo fitting. = Originally, I=20 took a file and made the head of the motor mount bolt about 1/3 = shorter to=20 allow more clearance for the banjo fitting.  After I replaced = the banjo=20 fitting with this adapter, I found I had a little more clearance. = The Earl's=20 aluminum female swivel is fairly thin-walled, and there is more = daylight=20 between the fitting and motor mount bolt now. I should have taken = this=20 picture from a lower angle so you could see that there is about 1/8" = distance between the motor mount bolt and the new hose/fitting = combination.=20 Hope this helps.  Paul Conner

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