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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Water hose sizing and disposition - the little one
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:28:38 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>


On Jun 17, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Bill Bradburry wrote:

> Dave wrote:
>
> "I don't recall ever seeing this explicitly addressed on the list
> before,
> but have seen some pics...
>
> What are the sizes for the heater hose/water hose outlets on the rear
> iron. One big one next to the Oil Pressure sensor.. and a little  
> one on
> the top, opposite of the big one.
>
> What are people doing with these to plug them off? or where are they
> routing hoses from them to?
>
> Dave "
>
> Hi, Dave.
>
> I tried sending this directly to you, but earthlink would not allow me
> to apply for residence on your approved senders list....:>)  I can  
> only
> assume that they somehow know me!! :>O
>
> On my Renesis, I had to remove the thermostat tower and replace it  
> with
> a plate, so I do not have a return for the heater hose outlet next to
> the oil pressure sensor, or, for that matter, a place to attach a  
> water
> pressure sensor.  So...I plan to put a short length of hose on it and
> attach a water pressure sensor to that hose. (just enough hose to  
> clamp
> the sensor to the outlet)
> The small outlet on the top, I plan to use as an air purge.  My  
> radiator
> is mounted in the rear, between the engine and firewall, and is the
> highest part of the cooling system.  So... I am running a hose between
> the small outlet and an inlet in the radiator just below the radiator
> cap.  This should purge the air out of the engine and into the  
> radiator,
> which I will keep topped off.  The radiator will be connected to an
> overflow bottle(just like in the car) to take care of the expansion  
> and
> contraction of the coolant.
> This assumes that after all the air is purged out of the system, the
> only air purging necessary will be taken care of by the overflow  
> bottle.
> (highest point in the cooling system...air collects there...is purged
> out into the overflow bottle when the pressure exceeds the 21 lb
> radiator cap)
> All this is theoretical, since my engine is not yet running.
>
> Bill Bradburry
>
>

Bill I did attach the water pressure sensor to a piece of 3/8" hose  
connected to the cooling system.
Buly