Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 604970 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:03:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050112190255.YTCX2032.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:02:55 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Atkins engine Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:03:07 -0600 Message-ID: <001a01c4f8d9$5a05fcb0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4F8A7.0F6B8CB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4F8A7.0F6B8CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just check my Renesis crate engine. I had quiet a bit of what looked = like green coolant / moisture in the engine. Will have to wait a couple of = more months to open and see if any corrosion exists.=20 =20 Bobby Hughes =20 I think I'd be a little nervous about that, particularly if it's been sitting some time already. If it were me, I'd want the whole engine = full of coolant, or completely empty and dry. Filling it would be tough with = all the empty ports, so I'd probably lean toward flushing it out with plain water, then run a hair dryer for hours into the engine to make sure it = dries out completely. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (off to work) ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4F8A7.0F6B8CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I just check my Renesis crate engine. I had = quiet a bit of=20 what looked like green coolant / moisture in the engine. Will have to = wait a=20 couple of more months to open and see if any corrosion exists.=20
 
Bobby Hughes
 
I think I'd=20 be a little nervous about that, particularly if it's been sitting some = time=20 already.  If it were me, I'd want the whole engine full of = coolant, or=20 completely empty and dry.  Filling it would be tough = with all the=20 empty ports, so I'd probably lean toward flushing it out with plain = water,=20 then run a hair dryer for hours into the engine to make sure it = dries out=20 completely.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (off to=20 work)
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