Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 757323 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:51:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [67.136.146.1]) by ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.340.3) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:50:35 -0800 Message-ID: <008501c51a80$31040410$01928843@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Thermal pellet plug with underdrive pulley? Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:50:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0082_01C51A4D.E5194650" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01C51A4D.E5194650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, It was changed at the request of Bruce Turrentine. My engine was built = up by him, several years ago. Sometime in the ensuing years, someone had = a problem that the oil disable pellet was found to not be the right = length, and Bruce sent me a note that the pellet had to be changed. At = the Rotary Roundup in Lake City this year, he gave me the new pellet to = install. It looks identical to the old pellet, *except* that the small = diameter portion is a little longer. The issue was that the Racing beat pulley had slightly different = dimensions than the stock water pulley. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:18 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Thermal pellet plug with underdrive pulley? Many of the engines have the "racing beat" underdrive pulley (mine did = coming from Bruce), and I just did the 'retrofit' to change the oil = disable pellet under the pulley, because the dimensions of the pulley = were slightly different than standard Mazda pulley so the pellet had to = be a little longer. Bill Schertz Hi Bill,=20 You're above comments got my attention, since I just changed my = e-shaft pulley from stock, to the one Mazdatrix sells (probably the same = Racing Beat pulley). My engine was modified by Bruce in the past, and = had the aluminum bypass pellet installed. I got a new pellet with the = overhaul kit, but it looked the same as the one I already had, so I = saved the new one for possible use in the single rotor. I just checked = Bruce's site, and his description of the pellet states that it works = with aftermarket underdrive pulleys. Mazdatrix sells these too, as well = as the pulleys, and doesn't mention any problems using the bypass with = their pulleys. =20 My question here is why did you have to change yours? Didn't it come = from Bruce with the pellet already installed on the underdrive pulley? = What would make you feel like you needed to change that? =20 I'm going to be out in the garage later, playing with some of these = parts to make sure I feel comfortable with what I've just installed. =20 Cheers, Rusty=20 PS- I'm definitely in for one or two of the e-shaft alternators, = perhaps belt free for the single rotor. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01C51A4D.E5194650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty,
It was changed at the request of Bruce = Turrentine.=20 My engine was built up by him, several years ago. Sometime in the = ensuing years,=20 someone had a problem that the oil disable pellet was found to not be = the right=20 length, and Bruce sent me a note that the pellet had to be changed. At = the=20 Rotary Roundup in Lake City this year, he gave me the new pellet to=20 install.  It looks identical to the old pellet, *except* that the = small=20 diameter portion is a little longer.
 
The issue was that the Racing beat = pulley had=20 slightly different dimensions than the stock water pulley.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Thursday, February 24, = 2005 8:18=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Thermal = pellet plug=20 with underdrive pulley?

Many of the engines have the "racing beat" = underdrive pulley=20 (mine did coming from Bruce), and I just did the 'retrofit' to change = the oil=20 disable pellet under the pulley, because the dimensions of the pulley = were=20 slightly different than standard Mazda pulley so the pellet had to be = a little=20 longer.

Bill Schertz

 
Hi = Bill,=20
 
You're = above comments=20 got my attention, since I just changed my e-shaft pulley from stock, = to the=20 one Mazdatrix sells (probably the same Racing Beat pulley).  My = engine=20 was modified by Bruce in the past, and had the aluminum bypass pellet=20 installed.  I got a new pellet with the overhaul kit, but it = looked the=20 same as the one I already had, so I saved the new one for possible use = in the=20 single rotor.  I just checked Bruce's site, and his = description of=20 the pellet states that it works with aftermarket underdrive = pulleys. =20 Mazdatrix sells these too, as well as the pulleys, and doesn't mention = any=20 problems using the bypass with their pulleys.  =
 
My = question here is=20 why did you have to change yours?  Didn't it come from Bruce with = the=20 pellet already installed on the underdrive pulley? What would make you = feel=20 like you needed to change that? 
 
I'm = going to be out in=20 the garage later, playing with some of these parts to make sure I feel = comfortable with what I've just installed. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20
 
PS- = I'm definitely in=20 for one or two of the e-shaft alternators, perhaps belt free for the = single=20 rotor. 
 



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