Wax thermostats used in cars were notorious for failing closed (overheating the engine) since the wax capsule would split and the wax escape. It was the bi-metallic thermostats that failed safe. I ha
Hi Bob, I was watching this thread with interest. The thought of a thermostat on an oil system that relies entirely on crankcase pressure for the return (912/4) scares the willies out of me too! As I
Way to go Gilles. You have created the ideal oil cooling system that I was describing (albeit with manual control). Since this discussion is nicely "on-the-boil" (pun totally intended) - here is anot
H Richard Yep....I'm holding my hands up. Thats much lighter than I expected. No, I think we're about there now. In your original posting of the 23rd, you were so unhappy that you were contenplating
Some years back I began work to develop a set of rear windows for the Europa. As part of the PFA submission, I worked with Barry Mellors (the man responsible for the stress calculations of the origin
14 Hantone HillJohn, It's dead easy to tell. Peer into the open end of the tailplane (you may need a torch/flashlight). If all you can see down the bore between TP5 and TP6 is blue foam - the mod has
Karl I think that when the cause is eventually discovered - it will be found to be a combination of two or more conditions that individually, would not cause a problem. One Pip-Pin was found to be be
Bob, If I may make the case for the defence ......... Once upon a time in a life far, far away ......I worked for a company developing and manufacturing anaerobic adhesives. (No ...it wasn't Loctite)
....here you go Bob. I thought you might appreciate this ;-) Nigel I don't profess to be in the know with respect to this technology and probably my attitude belongs to another era but I will not suc
Hello Chaps ....remember this one? Well it seems it was all a little bit of a misunderstanding! http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/teamnews/index.cfm?storyid=66845B01-1143-EC82-2E3 76B2F89D95041 Now..... How