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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'>How are you doing?<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.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I meant to put th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
info in the original message. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’m
not sure just how many flights were on the pipe. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The way we like to put in these parts; is
“there were a ton of flights on it”. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’ll be a little more
specific, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> least two solid years. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Earl bought it brand new in
l<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>e 2002 or early 2003, I’m
not sure. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>He then continued to use it for the
remainder of 2003.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So, how many
flights is th<st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>? <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Do
this several times, up to a dozen, to get an average.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This is cheap, easy way to know wh<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName> you’re dealing with. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE>Kind’a</span>
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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<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. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Yep, another Earl idea.</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I tell you when the man speaks, I
listen.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>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. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Next, on
the solvent list is; Mineral Spirits, then maybe your <span class=SpellE>Gumout</span>,
or Bob Richards paint remover, or ….<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'>See you <st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName>
the Beach!<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:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
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'> <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:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Myrtle Beach</st1:place></st1:City>!<br>
<br>
<br>
Buff Miller wrote:<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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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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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<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 u6:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName></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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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org"><st1:PersonName u6:st="on">discussion-request@nsrca.org</a></st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName u6:st="on"><a href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</a></st1:PersonName>]
<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 u6:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on">at</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>e.</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:
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