---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 06/05/03: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:57 AM - Harmon Rocket special on TV Satellite Channel 232 (George Nuse) 2. 08:38 AM - engine preservation (Frazier, Vincent A) 3. 09:32 AM - Re: Harmon Rocket special on TV Satellite Channel 232 (Morocketman@aol.com) 4. 07:02 PM - Re: Rocket Names??? (Jim Stone) 5. 07:26 PM - Re: Rocket Names??? (John Starn) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:57:35 AM PST US From: "George Nuse" Subject: Rocket-List: Harmon Rocket special on TV Satellite Channel 232 --> Rocket-List message posted by: "George Nuse" According to the "Fine Channel" web site, the show is on channel 232 on 6/5 11:30am, 6/6 9:30pm, 6/7 12:30am & 9:30am ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:38:23 AM PST US Subject: Rocket-List: engine preservation From: "Frazier, Vincent A" "RV-List Digest (E-mail)" --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" Guys, Being a lab geek for 20 years means that I know a little about drying things... like engines. Sure you can fill the crankcase with oil if you want to. Kinda messy when it runs out of all the holes you forgot to plug though. And it doesn't necessarily remove the moisture!!!!! Here's what I suggest... YMMV. Put fresh oil in the engine or just drain all of it out. Take out all of the spark plugs, actually all of the engine openings should be open for best results. Get a couple giant garbage bags or make the equivalent from plastic sheeting and duct tape. Put the engine in carefully so as not to tear the bag. Toss in several bags of drierite (see the website). Seal the bag. Monitor the indicator every few weeks and rejunvenate the drierite as needed by baking it in a oven as shown below. The drierite will turn from blue to pink as it absorbs water. Water can only come from the engine or a leak in the bag. You should reach a point where the drierite stays blue indefinietly. When it does your engine is bone dry. http://www.drierite.com/catalog3/page16.cfm If you do this right, I GUARANTEE that your engine will stay absolutely dry. Period! And it's really quite easy to do. Vince Frazier 1946 Stinson, NC97535, FOR SALE (the world's nicest Stinson... really!) F-1H Rocket, "Shangrila", N540VF reserved, *************************************************************************************** A Sidebar on Drierite Desiccant The desiccant I've been using is from Drierite, PO Box 460, Xenia, OH 45385, phone: 513-376-2927. Their web site with information on all their desiccants is at www.drierite.com. I'm using "Indicating Drierite" which is Stock # 23005 and size 8 mesh. The composition is 97% calcium sulfate (CASO4) and 3% cobalt chloride (CoCl2). The cobalt chloride is the indicator which is blue when it's dry and absorbent and pink when it's lost its water absorbing ability. The spent Drierite desiccant can be regenerated by spreading it in 1/4- 1/2" layers in several glass baking dishes and baking in a kitchen convection oven for 2-4 hours. Occasionally open the oven door to release moisture vapor and stir the desiccant in the pans. The desiccant should turn blue as the water is released. The instructions from Drierite on their web site are slightly different... "the granules may be spread in layers one granule deep and heated for 1 hour at 210 C or 425 F. The regenerated material should be placed in the the original glass or metal container and sealed while hot." Spreading the Drierite "one granule deep" isn't very practical. My way around this was to layer it thicker, mix occasionally with a wooden spoon, and cook it longer. It seems to work. The Drierite may turn blue though before it is fully regenerated. Make sure you cook it long enough! Let the pans and Drierite cool enough so the now active desiccant can be safely "poured" from the pans into a glass container. Apparently the glass container the Drierite comes in is made of borosilicate ("Pyrex") because I haven't had one break from the heat yet. Try not to make a mess! You'll need a large funnel with a large hole. Making a funnel out of letter size paper will do in a pinch. After a couple of times through this process, the colors becomes more pale and the ability to distinguish between light blue and pale pink becomes more difficult. It's always a good idea to label desiccant as "good" and "bad" or "wet" and "dry" so that when you pick up a bottle, you don't have to guess about its state of hydration ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:32:46 AM PST US From: Morocketman@aol.com Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Harmon Rocket special on TV Satellite Channel 232 --> Rocket-List message posted by: Morocketman@aol.com Thanks for the heads up on the Harmon Rocket Special on Fine TV Channel 232 on my satellite. John and Ted Rutherford were interviewed and it was a terrific piece. They did a great job of describing the design without sensationalizing too much. Great job guys, Les Featherston "Fly in July" Yes! this year. HRII, N206KT, Mt Vernon, MO ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:02:13 PM PST US From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Rocket Names??? --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" Hey Les, How about "Its a Rocket thing, you wouldn't understand?" Sort of borrowed that one from the Jeep folks. I don't get it when talking about Jeeps, I do when talking about Rockets. Good luck, Jim Louisville Do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:26:20 PM PST US From: "John Starn" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Rocket Names??? --> Rocket-List message posted by: "John Starn" Yep, we have two Jeep's and if have to ask you won't understand. It's a Jeep thing. KABONG (GBA) 8*) Do Not Archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Stone" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Rocket Names??? > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Jim Stone" > > Hey Les, How about "Its a Rocket thing, you wouldn't understand?" Sort of > borrowed that one from the Jeep folks.