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1. 04:08 PM - Cutting 4130 (Ted Brousseau)
2. 04:31 PM - Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion (D. Engelkenjohn)
3. 06:24 PM - Re: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion (John McNarry)
4. 07:16 PM - Re: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion (Waytogopiet@aol.com)
5. 07:42 PM - Re: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion (John McNarry)
6. 09:45 PM - Model A (Rcaprd@aol.com)
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Ted Brousseau" <nfn00979@naples.net>
Boy is this list dead. Is everyone out flying or making sawdust?
I just cut out the firewall end of the motor mounts that are made of 1/8"
4130. I use a standard wood cutting band saw with a standard 1/2" wood
cutting blade. I timed the cuts. They were basically 30 seconds per inch
of straight cut. It is called friction cutting. You get it going just fast
enough to create a red glow where the blade meets the sheet. I have been
using this blade for 6 months of off and on cutting.
I report this for those that might already own a band saw and be thinking
about investing in a metal cutting band saw. Unless you need the metal one
for other things, the wood saw does just fine.
You need to change blades to cut wood. After cutting metal it isn't worth a
darn for wood cutting. Of course, you want to open the saw and get all the
saw dust out before cutting metal or have a fire extinguisher handy.
Hope this helps someone save a little $ and shop space. And see if we can
get a little life in this list again.
Ted
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| Subject: | Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "D. Engelkenjohn" <wingding@usmo.com>
Is anyone building or flying a Pietenpol conversion? Where do the oil
lines go on the engine to the manifold? I mean where do you drill and
tap on the engiine to get oil ?
Dennis Engelkenjohn
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| Subject: | Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John McNarry" <jmcnarry@escape.ca>
Dennis
Are you asking about the pressure feeds to the main bearings or to connect
an oil pressure gauge?
The conversion process is well described in the F&G manuals and in the 1933
plan set.
If you are looking to install a pressure gauge on an A, don't!
It will just scare you.
The system was designed to work on flow to the dipper tray to oil the rods
and gravity feed to the cam and mains. As the oil heats up it flows more
easily and the pressure will drop of drastically.
John
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of D.
Engelkenjohn
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "D. Engelkenjohn" <wingding@usmo.com>
Is anyone building or flying a Pietenpol conversion? Where do the oil
lines go on the engine to the manifold? I mean where do you drill and
tap on the engiine to get oil ?
Dennis Engelkenjohn
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| Subject: | Re: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Waytogopiet@aol.com
In a message dated 4/27/2003 8:25:39 PM Central Standard Time,
jmcnarry@escape.ca writes:
> As the oil heats up it flows more
> easily and the pressure will drop of drastically.
>
Yeah John, but at least, with a guage you know that it's pumping. Mine starts
out at 10-15# then drops down to 3# and holds there. One of the problems in
the car was starving the front main on long sustained uphill pulls using
gravity feed only. Not unlike a climbout in the plane. Comforting to know
it's still getting oil to the mains even though it's just 3# . Don
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| Subject: | Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol conversion |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John McNarry" <jmcnarry@escape.ca>
Don
Some of the older cars and other equipment had sight tube that gave a
visual reference to the flow.
More reassuring than a gauge, and wouldn't be hard to build.
One line to the sight tube, a small orifice in the top of a glass tube in a
brass cutaway tube,
and a return line to the sump.
A flow meter of sorts.
The gauge in my AA truck has been removed.
I found little comfort in it.
John
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
Waytogopiet@aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Oil lines to manifold on Pietenpol
conversion
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Waytogopiet@aol.com
In a message dated 4/27/2003 8:25:39 PM Central Standard Time,
jmcnarry@escape.ca writes:
> As the oil heats up it flows more
> easily and the pressure will drop of drastically.
>
Yeah John, but at least, with a guage you know that it's pumping. Mine
starts
out at 10-15# then drops down to 3# and holds there. One of the problems in
the car was starving the front main on long sustained uphill pulls using
gravity feed only. Not unlike a climbout in the plane. Comforting to know
it's still getting oil to the mains even though it's just 3# . Don
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com
In a message dated 4/25/03 9:42:20 AM Central Daylight Time,
hpvs@southwind.net writes:
<< as far as I'm concerned, you
still have "visitation rights" if you want to revert back to "A" power for
the next 14 hours >>
Mike,
This is a generous offer, and I thank you for it. However, I am too close to
hearing the ol' Continental A65 come to life. I've been working on the
cowling, and eyebrows today. As soon as I finish the prop, and exhaust, I'll
be doing the first engine run on my new engine.
Chuck Gantzer
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