X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4362916 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:22:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) by FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) with mapi; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:22:13 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Quiet.... Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Quiet.... Thread-Index: AQHLD1z+Jtn01L6e1UOmU3y0KTviHJKIzD8f Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:22:13 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D302BF8B713@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D302BF8B713FCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D302BF8B713FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am such a rotary geek....but I really dislike the list being this quiet. = I am a junkie to this place. Anyway, I have been making progress....since I am not going to Osh. Next y= ear, surely....one year I will be right????? I made brackets for and secured my intercooler under my engine. I also ma= de a plenum to the intercooler to direct air and secured some scat and ceet= hoses to it. I also wired in some temperature activated switches for the oil and coolant= fans. The fuel return hose was originally a long return line to the cool side of = the engine, routed under the engine. I do not remember why we chose this r= oute, however, I re-did all of this to a much, much more direct and hopeful= ly better set up. I couldn't wait to go and start it again. I broke one of the cardinal rule= s of homebuilding by changing more than one thing at a time. HOWEVER, I pu= shed her out of the hangar and low and behold she started right up and ran = smooth just like it did a week or two again. Wahoo (tentatively). Ran her= up to 6300 rpm at 34 MP with the prop full fine (45 degrees if IIRC) on th= e IVO. Those temps really sore at WOT but was able to keep it up for a sho= rt bit...it was "only" 80 degrees out (about 2 am in Houston). As I have s= tated, it will idle all day long, even at 100 OAT and stays pretty cool, bu= t goes up fast with power. I hope to get out there most the day (hopefully) tomorrow. This was fun...= .even if not at Osh. Chris Barber Houston, GSOT ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of = DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 10:09 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Quiet.... I think many folks are busily mission planning their flight to OSH this yea= r... I sadly have no time to work on my 9A project since I am swimming pool and = landscaping boy this summer...can't wait til winter again! doug lomheim 9A OK city --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D302BF8B713FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am such a rotary geek....but I really dislike the list being this qu= iet. I am a junkie to this place.

Anyway, I have been making progress....since I am not going to Osh.&nb= sp; Next year, surely....one year I will be right?????

I made brackets for and secured my intercooler under m= y engine. I also made a plenum to the intercooler to direct air and s= ecured some scat and ceet hoses to it.

I also wired in some temperature activated switches for th= e oil and coolant fans.

The fuel return hose was originally a long return line to the cool sid= e of the engine, routed under the engine. I do not remember why we ch= ose this route, however, I re-did all of this to a much, much more direct a= nd hopefully better set up.

I couldn't wait to go and start it again. I broke one of the car= dinal rules of homebuilding by changing more than one thing at a time. = ; HOWEVER, I pushed her out of the hangar and low and behold she started ri= ght up and ran smooth just like it did a week or two again. Wahoo (tentatively). Ran her up to 6300 r= pm at 34 MP with the prop full fine (45 degrees if IIRC ) on t= he IVO . Those temps really sore at WOT but was able to keep it up for a short bit...it was "only" 80 degrees out (about 2 am in Houston). = As I have stated, it will idle all day long, even at 100 OAT and stays pre= tty cool, but goes up fast with power.

I hope to get out there most the day (hopefully) tomorrow. This = was fun....even if not at Osh.

Chris Barber

Houston, GSOT

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary= @lancaironline.net] on behalf of DLOMHEIM@aol.com [DLOMHEIM@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 10:09 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Quiet....

I think many folks are busily mission planning their flight to OS= H this year...

I sadly have no time to work on my 9A project since I am&nbs= p;swimming pool and landscaping boy this summer...can't wait til winte= r again!

doug lomheim

9A OK city

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