"Brian D. Cain" wrote:

Friends, I just built a friend of mine's 13B 4-port turbo motor using
Tracy's
nifty tension bolt squawk modification (heat-shrink tubing).  Inserting the
tension bolts made for a nice, snug fit.  Adding some silicone RTV around
everything ought to help out a bit more.

Thanks for the advice, Tracy.  Should hold this engine together nicely.

B

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invented something when it surfaces as an idea :-)
Now we have computers and search engines so the first person
that sends it to the internet is the real inventor :-)

Paul Lamar

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WHOA!!.........It makes no sense using RTV in addition to the SNUG fit Shrink
tubing.
As per very extensive discussions on the ACRE NL, the captive RTV develops
tremendous hydraulic pressure while curing which can cause cracks in the
housings.........Isn't this the reason why one should sparsely apply a bead of
RTV in a coarse spiral pattern to the bolt? ....... Or am I missing something
here??
                                                       Butch

 
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