X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTPS id 5472504 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:57:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by bkcjm19 with SMTP id jm19so2630236bkc.25 for ; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:56:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=JWteMRnKipc8DwUxhpLwcmvRBVYy0aMP117Ucw1T4r8=; b=YO6Af3dZynq2jmvpc5lqv+hCLnDOK45pAurS0xk11q1xg39LUKBqugNRxSIlhkRxfd BOdXHMeVYOcmnne6CVxwzcpTf0qtKH0TP1SVKn9VQGRrooKnbVc4UaK0ifMGo6Yv/qhM dXQcZh4BqWFUeYHYglTiwp4e7R4mt7Q96k41diUjUur6N9Jk080nsuKZ/YfjBL0JXRd9 b/FgpF17PV4c36zqUWJf+NPKDNATJ33d/JuYmF3F17nHNdvuF9eQzpNdefbLn4v7Fodo aK7Iouiw9uCfFzgnu63e3+upt48xmpz6OAF6vHuSpP6kX3ILKqI3LSTOTYPjtsOr0dz0 5Mcw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.145.70 with SMTP id c6mr1038999bkv.41.1333832192013; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:56:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.205.118.139 with HTTP; Sat, 7 Apr 2012 13:56:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 15:56:31 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Water & Oil hose / fittings questions From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174792f6feb68b04bd1d0134 --0015174792f6feb68b04bd1d0134 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Doug, Yes, it is amazing at how fast all of this nickle and dime stuff adds up, especially when you do things two or three, maybe four times before you get it the way you wanted it. I like the wiggins couplings as once the lines are fabricated the only thing to wear is a few cheap o-rings, and they can't come apart as long as the hose clamp is in place. I usually buy my hose and fittings at ANPLUMBING.com (Earl's Supply). Mark S. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM, wrote: > ** > I have had the Summit and Jeggs catalogs out and have been attempting to > figure out how much it is going to cost to fun all my oil and coolant lines > as well as purchase fittings, etc. In short order it appeared that I would > be putting about $1K on the credit card for it all which was sort of > surprising! > > Have you all found any other sources for hoses and fittings, etc. that > will work well with application? Is it any less expensive to use solid > aluminum tubing with wiggins couplers and short flexible rubber hose > sprinkled here and there; versus all AN fittings, etc? > > Thanks for any ideas / suggestions / sources of other products... > > The ultimate answer maybe that this is simply the cost of the doing > business, etc.; at which point I'll just finish filling out the order and > move ahead... > > Doug Lomheim > RV-9A / 13B / FWF > --0015174792f6feb68b04bd1d0134 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Doug,=A0

Yes, it is amazing at how fast all of this nick= le and dime stuff adds up, especially when you do things two or three, mayb= e four times before you get it the way you wanted it. =A0I like the wiggins= couplings as once the lines are fabricated the only thing to wear is a few= cheap o-rings, and they can't come apart as long as the hose clamp is = in place. =A0

I usually buy my hose and fittings at ANPLUMBING.com (E= arl's Supply). =A0

Mark S.
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On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM, <DLOMHEIM@aol.com> wrote:
I have had the Summit and Jeggs catalogs out and have been attempting = to=20 figure out how much it is going to cost to fun all my oil and coolant lines= as=20 well as purchase fittings, etc.=A0 In short order it appeared that I would = be=20 putting about $1K on the credit card for it all which was sort of=20 surprising!=A0
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Have you all found any other sources for hoses and fittings, etc. that= will=20 work well with application?=A0 Is it any less expensive to use solid alumin= um=20 tubing with wiggins couplers and short flexible rubber hose sprinkled here = and=20 there; versus all AN fittings, etc?
=A0
Thanks for any ideas / suggestions / sources of other products...
=A0
The ultimate answer maybe that this is simply the cost of the doing=20 business, etc.; at which point I'll just finish filling out the order a= nd move=20 ahead...
=A0
Doug=A0Lomheim
RV-9A / 13B / FWF=A0=A0

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