Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.170] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 777103 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:22:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.170; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C524DD.4530E87F" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Heater valve Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:22:01 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69EC08065@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Heater valve Thread-Index: AcUk2eAxh+FjCeQ2QgCpkVHuBG7FmgAAnCDA From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C524DD.4530E87F Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When you get a chance, why don't you look up the p/n and put it on the Wikki site? That way, those that haven't "been there, done that" might have a little easier journey. =20 =20 BTW, I used a 65-67 Mustang heater core. They're about $29.00 and are available from many of the vintage Mustang parts houses. You can also get a pair of molded rubber cushions that hold the core at each end and keep it from moving ($12). Only drawback is that they're brass and therefore heavier than AL. Heater box is made of aluminum. =20 =20 Mark S. ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bartrim, Todd Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:57 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heater valve =20 Yes, there is a huge selection of push/pull cable operated valves available. I was able to buy a simple, lightweight valve that fit my system perfectly. Just go to your local autoparts store and ask to look through their catalogue. You should be able to find something suitable that they have in stock. However, recently it has been sticking. When it is cold it will easily push & pull, but as it warms up in the cabin I try to push it closed and it is stuck solid. The cable just flexes at the point where it is unsheathed. I can't reach it in flight so it sometimes gets a little too warm in the cabin. With summer approaching I need to address this. It was fine to begin with. Now that I'm thinking about it, the trouble began last fall shortly after I flushed the system and switched to the pink long life anti-freeze. I wonder if it has less lubricating properties or has some chemical that is incompatible with any possible lining that is inside the valve? Something else to think about Todd (glad I don't have an exhaust pipe heat muff) Why build when you can buy what you want? http://www.vapinc.com/mopar/Heater%20Valves/main.html Plenty of cable-operated heater control valves in older cars. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C524DD.4530E87F Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When you get a chance, why = don’t you look up the p/n and put it on the Wikki site? That way, those that = haven’t “been there, done that” might have a little easier = journey.

BTW, I used a 65-67 Mustang heater core. They’re about $29.00 and are available from many of = the vintage Mustang parts houses. You can also get a pair of molded = rubber cushions that hold the core at each end and keep it from moving = ($12). Only drawback is that they’re brass and therefore heavier than = AL. = Heater box is made of aluminum.

Mark = S.

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bartrim, Todd
Sent: Wednesday, March = 09, 2005 12:57 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Heater valve

Yes, there = is a huge selection of push/pull cable operated valves available. I was able to = buy a simple, lightweight valve that fit my system perfectly. Just go to your = local autoparts store and ask to look through their catalogue. You should be = able to find something suitable that they have in = stock.

However, recently it has been sticking. = When it is cold it will easily push & pull, but as it warms up in the cabin = I try to push it closed and it is stuck solid. The cable just flexes at the = point where it is unsheathed. I can't reach it in flight so it sometimes gets = a little too warm in the cabin. With summer approaching I need to address = this. It was fine to begin with. Now that I'm thinking about it, the trouble = began last fall shortly after I flushed the system and switched to the = pink long life anti-freeze. I wonder if it has less lubricating properties or has = some chemical that is incompatible with any possible lining that is inside = the valve?

Something else to think about

Todd (glad I = don't have an exhaust pipe heat muff)

Why build when you can buy what you want?

http://www= .vapinc.com/mopar/Heater%20Valves/main.html

Plenty of cable-operated = heater control valves in older cars.

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