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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>How about taking it to a machine shop or auto
repair garage and running it thru their solvent tank? I think the newest
tanks are nothing more than soapy water with ultrasonic sound run thru it??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Buff Miller<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, February 21, 2005
8:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [SPAM] RE: [SPAM] Re:
Pipe Life Questions</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hey Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good question. I meant to put th<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> info in the original message. I’m not
sure just how many flights were on the pipe. The way we like to put in
these parts; is “there were a ton of flights on it”.
I’ll be a little more specific, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
least two solid years. I bought the engine and pipe from Earl <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> the beginning of 2004 and flew it all last
season. Earl bought it brand new in l<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>e
2002 or early 2003, I’m not sure. But he put some serious time on
it in 2003 in prepar<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ion for the
2003 N<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>s. He then continued
to use it for the remainder of 2003. So, how many flights is th<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>? Your guess is as good as mine, has to well
over 500, probably a whole lot more, I really don’t know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Since I started this thread I’ve
been thinking a lot about solvents and pipes, particularly the flow capacity of
pipes. I think I can make a strong recommend<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ion
to everyone now and th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> is; baseline
the flow capacity of your pipe before you ever use it. This can be done
very simply by filling it up with w<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>er
and then timing how long it takes to empty itself. Do this several times,
up to a dozen, to get an average. Record this inform<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ion in a safe place so when you think your engines
performance is beginning to wane, do a flow test again and m<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ch the new r<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>es
against the old. This is cheap, easy way to know wh<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
you’re dealing with. Kind’a like wh<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
the big boys do to know wh<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> the
flow capacity of their automotive cylinder heads is.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As far as solvents, last night I soaked
the pipe in w<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>er. Yep,
another Earl idea. I tell you when the man speaks, I listen. You
never know, it just might work. Anyhow today (it’s raining outside
anyway, so wh<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> else is there to do)
I plan to flush it with hot soapy w<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>er
and w<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ch to see wh<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> kind of crud comes out. Next, on the
solvent list is; Mineral Spirits, then maybe your Gumout, or Bob Richards paint
remover, or ….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>See you <st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
the Beach!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:windowtext'> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">discussion-request@nsrca.org</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">discussion-request@nsrca.org</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bill Glaze<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, February 21, 2005
8:36 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [SPAM] Re: Pipe Life
Questions</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Buff (and others who have had the same problem)<br>
About how many flights did it take to get the pipe blockage th<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> you folks are talking about? Obviously, it
announces itself by degrading engine performance, and I was curious about when
to start looking for the problem. One of my H<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ori
pipes had a lot of crud on the outside, and I cleaned it with some Airplane
Cleaner th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> I picked up <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> Advanced Auto Parts. It took several applic<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>ions, but did a fair job of cleaning.
But--th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>'s not the same as the
inside of the pipe. When I was building engines, I had a 5 gallon pail of
carburetor cleaner and I'm wondering if th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
stuff would do any good. It sure removed all the crud from a carburetor;
while the race engines never got all th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
dirty, I did do other stuff besides, and I saw the carb cleaner work miracles.<br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
P.S. Buff: See you <st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Myrtle Beach</st1:City></st1:place>!<br>
<br>
<br>
Buff Miller wrote:<br>
<br>
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</xml><![endif]--></u1:SmartTagType>Hi Steve,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You’re not too l<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>e. I had the pipe in the PP for 24 hours
with no ill effects. It did clean some carbon, as seen by chunks of
carbon being flushed out. But did it clean it thoroughly? I guess
the engine will tell me next time out. Or, though I’m not quite
ready for this; perform an autopsy on the pipe.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</a>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve Wiggin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 20, 2005
11:41 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Pipe Life Questions</span></font><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Be careful with the Purple Power on aluminum. If it's
the same stuff I'm thinking of, made by Castrol, I used some to clean my
motorcycle wheel and it pitted the aluminum rim! Hope this message is not
too l<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>e.</span></font><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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