Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 617891 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:34:21 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from ms-mss-03-ce0-1 ([10.10.5.84]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id j0N0Xmkc023217 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:33:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from southeast.rr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <0IAQ00897UWCV3@ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:33:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.10.1.23] (Forwarded-For: [65.187.242.151]) by ms-mss-03.southeast.rr.com (mshttpd); Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:33:48 -0500 Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:33:48 -0500 From: echristley@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate To: Rotary motors in aircraft Reply-to: echristley@nc.rr.com Message-id: <98653f983c1a.983c1a98653f@southeast.rr.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003) Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Boundary_(ID_tmfVFEo7KkP0b7Ne94YJ1A)" Content-language: en X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_tmfVFEo7KkP0b7Ne94YJ1A) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Kelly, how is the Ross flexplate attached to the counterbalance? Is there room enough between the damper plate and flex plate? --Boundary_(ID_tmfVFEo7KkP0b7Ne94YJ1A) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_AuF/2DfNGcT2lZB98w0dKA)" --Boundary_(ID_AuF/2DfNGcT2lZB98w0dKA) Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT OK Paul, I have been out of town so may be late with this info !! Ross used the flexplates from the 12A to 1973 and (some 1974) top mounted starter rotary engines until they became hard to find....Then they started making them from aluminum and adding a ring gear for the starter !! These flexplates are smaller in diameter than the later ones......FWIW -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0600 > > > "Paul" wrote: > > > > > >> OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had my > > >Ross > PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod > > >done. I > simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That > > >was some > time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it > > >mated to the > flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? > > >I remember the > shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am > > >asking this, > because I have purchased a set of street ported 4-port > > >plates to which > I will add a set of NA rotors and housings to build > > >up a complete > engine so I will lessen my "downtime" by hopefully > > >swapping engines on > a weekend. I would like to have this new engine > > >ready to bolt on and > run. I'm assuming that the stock, cast iron > > >flywheel I have if from > a standard transmission RX7. Are the > > >automatic and standard flywheels > different, or do you just add an > > >automatic transmission flex plate to > the cast iron flywheel I > > >already have? Just when I thought I had > everything figured out, I > > >start reading new posts about flex > plates.... > > >> Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul, > > >> what the heck is a flexplate, Conner --Boundary_(ID_AuF/2DfNGcT2lZB98w0dKA) Content-type: text/html Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
OK Paul, I have been out of town so may be late with this info !! Ross
used the flexplates from the 12A to 1973 and  (some 1974) top mounted
starter rotary engines until they became hard to find....Then they started
making them from aluminum and adding a ring gear for the starter !! These
flexplates are smaller in diameter than the later ones......FWIW
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 

> > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0600
> > > "Paul" wrote:
> > >
> > >> OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had my
> > >Ross > PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod
> > >done. I > simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That
> > >was some > time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it
> > >mated to the > flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate?
> > >I remember the > shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am
> > >asking this, > because I have purchased a set of street ported 4-port
> > >plates to which > I will add a set of NA rotors and housings to build
> > >up a complete > engine so I will les! sen my "downtime" by hopefully
> > >swapping engines on > a weekend. I would like to have this new engine
> > >ready to bolt on and > run. I'm assuming that the stock, cast iron
> > >flywheel I have if from > a standard transmission RX7. Are the
> > >automatic and standard flywheels > different, or do you just add an
> > >automatic transmission flex plate to > the cast iron flywheel I
> > >already have? Just when I thought I had > everything figured out, I
> > >start reading new posts about flex > plates....
> > >> Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul,
> > >> what the heck is a flexplate, Conner
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