X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 865223 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:08:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3BJ820W018261 for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:08:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801c53ec9$c9f432e0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Washing Machine Was [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<( Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:08:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C53EA8.42A6E970" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C53EA8.42A6E970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know, Finn. I was under the impression that the seals (not = counting Tracy's seals) were fairly brittle and broke before they bent. I have the engine back in the shop and was starting the tear down, when = the wife came down and informed me the washing machine wasn't working = AGGHGGG! Of course, the appliance makers now assume no one does home = repair so there is not so much as a parts exploded diagram. But, = managed to get it apart expecting to see belts - but nope - direct = drive. But, I do spot the problem there is a plastic coupler between = the motor and the gear box and it is clearly broken. Well, because of = no parts diagram have to search the inter net to find a diagram, locate = the part number and find a store that had one. But, great the store = will print me out a diagram of the system! Wife goes to get part while = I return to engine. Comes back with part, but because the lady I talked = to had gone to lunch the new lady didn't know which diagram to print out = ARRRGGG! =20 Anyhow as I write this the wife is cleaning up the mess around the = washer and she has just called, so its back to putting the washer = backtogether and then maybe to the engine Arrrrrrgggg! Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on = Sun & Fun{:<( Ed Anderson wrote: =20 It appears that Al's assessment may be correct that particularly = because of the apparent orientation of the electrode when I screw it = into the hole ending up such that the apex hit the curved back part = rather than the end pointed toward the center electrode. It appears the = apex seal did bounce over that curve part for a while and either the = apex seals finally gave way or the springs under them did. Perhaps Lynn = would know if its possible to break the springs while leaving the seal = intact.=20 Could the seals be bent to the point they no longer can more freely in = the grooves? Finn ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C53EA8.42A6E970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I don't know, Finn.  I was under = the=20 impression that the seals (not counting Tracy's seals) were fairly = brittle and=20 broke before they bent.
 
I have the engine back in the shop and = was starting=20 the tear down, when the wife came down and informed me the washing = machine=20 wasn't working AGGHGGG!   Of course, the appliance makers now = assume=20 no one does home repair so there is not so much as a parts exploded=20 diagram.  But, managed to get it apart expecting to see belts - but = nope -=20 direct drive.  But, I do spot the problem there is a plastic = coupler=20 between the motor and the gear box and it is clearly broken.  Well, = because=20 of no parts diagram have to search the inter net to find a diagram, = locate the=20 part number and find a store that had one.  But, great the store = will print=20 me out a diagram of the system!  Wife goes to get part while I = return to=20 engine.  Comes back with part, but because the lady I talked to had = gone to=20 lunch the new lady didn't know which diagram to print out ARRRGGG!  =
 
Anyhow as I write this the wife is = cleaning up the=20 mess around the washer and she has just called, so its back to putting = the=20 washer backtogether and then maybe to the engine
 
Arrrrrrgggg!
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 = 8:44=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: The = Verdit! c=20 wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<(

Ed Anderson wrote: =  =20
It appears that Al's assessment may = be correct=20 that particularly because of the apparent orientation of the = electrode when=20 I screw it into the hole ending up such that the apex hit the curved = back=20 part rather than the end pointed toward the center electrode.  = It=20 appears the apex seal did bounce over that curve part for a while = and either=20 the apex seals finally gave way or the springs under them did.  = Perhaps=20 Lynn would know if its possible to break the springs while leaving = the seal=20 intact.
Could the seals be bent to the = point=20 they no longer can more freely in the=20 grooves?

Finn
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