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BRUCE wrote:
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 20:14:35 EST
From: Eganb@aol.com
Subject: TR7 BFH#24-c
>I've become intrigued with a solid insert called a Keensert mentioned by a
number of you.
>Maybe I can use the whole car as a coffee table....
Hi Bruce:
On my aircraft, which has a 4 cyl Lycoming Turbo aircraft, the exhjaust
pipes mount on top of the cyliders. We had to make special 7/16" wrench
heads with thin U heads, welded to a pencil shaft to get the nuts off the
studs. Several broke from 26 years of service (needed to replace gaskets)
We drilled out the old studs and used helicoils. Is been five years and
about 300 hours (= 5,000 miles at 1575^) and they are still fine. Used
antiseize as well. Your helicoils should hold. The keenserts are an extra
neat product. Years ago I had a stripped bolt hole for a water
pump/thermostat hopusing on my 4.2 Jag. I used a sliver of a plastic coke
bottle as a temporary measure, but since I had not leaks a year later- I let
it be. Not good for exhaust manifolds, but the keensert insert uses the same
extra tension principal.
Years ago, landing back in Oklahoma (OK City)for a visit, my NYC born and
business-woman mother insisted we had to go to a nearby restaurant she found
for lunch. The restaurant 'Molly Murphys' was acedar shaked building and
shaped outside like a combination of a Russian and Middle Eastern domed
building-especially the Roof Turets.
Inside the Salad bar was a walk-around oval, encompassing -- a Red Jaguar
E-Type Roadster buried 1/4 up in plant foilage- the entire cockpit w/out
windshield, covered over with stainless steel 'offering up' the Salad and
Soup offerings. I had a 4.2 E-Type roadster at the time and felt it was a
'waste' of such a beautiful car. In retrospect- it was pretty neat!
Sherman
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