Ed,
Do you have an annual “rotary-engine”
checklist that you would be willing to share with the group. If not, then you’ve
got my email address. ;-)
Mark
From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005
12:53 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr
or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Cooling system update
Well, Mark, that was easier
than taking the Ross drive off each annual for inspection. Nothing to
show for it either - until after approx 160 hrs of flying when I noticed the
Sun gear and one of the planetary gear teeth were galling. Of course,
then I had a good excuse to buy Tracy's
PSRU. I also do compression checks at each annual although not having a
"real" rotary compression checker all it really tells me is that my
seals are OK and compression is nominal for each rotor (not a big deviation in
pressure between the faces).
I may be a bit anal retentive about
annuals, but in my opinion it is a once a year thing that can catch things
(like the Ross, or radiator gunk) before they become catastrophic. Just my
personal opinion of course.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Filterr or not to Filter: [FlyRotary] Re:
FW: Cooling system update
WOW Ed, I’m impressed. I
wonder how many can honestly say they go to this level of detail on their
annuals?
Mark
I stick a small "Inspection
mirror" up through the AN-16 fitting with a small light
shinning on the mirror. (I think next time I will wire a small LED to the
head of the mirror - would make it much easier) I then run the mirror
up and down the side tank and rotate it at intervals looking mainly at the
condition of the small 1/8-1/4" dia cross tank tubes. I look for
blockage or any indication of scale/gunk. Thus far I have found
none.