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headwind
February 12th 07, 10:08 PM
Aircraft Spruce has an exhaust for Pitts, AcroSport, etc. Has anyone
used it? If so, did it fit and do you recomend. It bolts to the engine
and has ball joints for 2 straight pipes. I plan to use on an
AcroSport with AEIO-320.
Headwind
Jerry Springer
February 13th 07, 05:30 AM
Richard Riley wrote:
> On 12 Feb 2007 14:08:20 -0800, "headwind" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Aircraft Spruce has an exhaust for Pitts, AcroSport, etc. Has anyone
>>used it? If so, did it fit and do you recomend. It bolts to the engine
>>and has ball joints for 2 straight pipes. I plan to use on an
>>AcroSport with AEIO-320.
>>Headwind
>
>
> I haven't used theirs, but my experience with ss ball joints is poor.
> They freeze after a couple of dozen hours. I've had much better luck
> with slip joints.
I have been using exhaust with ball joints for years on my RV-6 and have
had no problems with sticking ball joints. Many of the RV builders use
these exhaust made by Larry Vetterman and sold by Van's aircraft and
from Larry . I do not have a number for him but here is info from Van's
http://tinyurl.com/2vzljd
IMO these are top quality exhausts.
Jerry
Stuart & Kathryn Fields
February 13th 07, 02:40 PM
I've had the three bolt variety of exhaust ball joint on my 0320 powered
helicopter since 97 with no freeze up on any of them. They ain't cheap
though at $65 each.
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Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell
www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com
"Jerry Springer" > wrote in message
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> Richard Riley wrote:
> > On 12 Feb 2007 14:08:20 -0800, "headwind" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Aircraft Spruce has an exhaust for Pitts, AcroSport, etc. Has anyone
> >>used it? If so, did it fit and do you recomend. It bolts to the engine
> >>and has ball joints for 2 straight pipes. I plan to use on an
> >>AcroSport with AEIO-320.
> >>Headwind
> >
> >
> > I haven't used theirs, but my experience with ss ball joints is poor.
> > They freeze after a couple of dozen hours. I've had much better luck
> > with slip joints.
>
> I have been using exhaust with ball joints for years on my RV-6 and have
> had no problems with sticking ball joints. Many of the RV builders use
> these exhaust made by Larry Vetterman and sold by Van's aircraft and
> from Larry . I do not have a number for him but here is info from Van's
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2vzljd
>
> IMO these are top quality exhausts.
>
> Jerry
clare at snyder.on.ca
February 13th 07, 06:49 PM
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:40:17 -0800, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
> wrote:
>I've had the three bolt variety of exhaust ball joint on my 0320 powered
>helicopter since 97 with no freeze up on any of them. They ain't cheap
>though at $65 each.
Are the joints stainless?
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Stuart & Kathryn Fields
February 14th 07, 03:30 AM
Yep!
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Stu Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell
www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com
<clare at snyder.on.ca> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:40:17 -0800, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
> > wrote:
>
> >I've had the three bolt variety of exhaust ball joint on my 0320 powered
> >helicopter since 97 with no freeze up on any of them. They ain't cheap
> >though at $65 each.
>
> Are the joints stainless?
>
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>
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