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Ed - it's funny to read about your washer, I had the exact thing happen to ours. I discovered that I had disassembled way more than is necessary(if you know what is broken). On vacation my sister-in-law's washer, the exact same model, broke, and I fixed it in like 1/2 hr., maintaining an image I have with them that I can fix anything! :-)

Kevin Lane Portland, OR (wow, he can fix 3-way switches without shutting off the power)
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----- Original Message -----

From: Ed Anderson

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 12:08 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Washing Machine Was [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<(

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!

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 -----

From: Finn Lassen

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:44 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<(

Ed Anderson wrote:

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.
Could the seals be bent to the point they no longer can more freely in the grooves?

Finn