X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 988342 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:54:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C56C26.3416BEEC" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] coolant leak Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 07:32:58 -0500 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E016C19C3@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] coolant leak Thread-Index: AcVsGiPAZGrdE3d9SCCIYf6XUsloAwACzoAg From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C56C26.3416BEEC Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01C56C26.3416BEEC" ------_=_NextPart_002_01C56C26.3416BEEC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Since Ed is having to remove and disassemble the engine, I would guess it's the coolant o-rings. It will be interesting to hear how he discovered the leak. For the benefit of the newbies on the group, we typically monitor coolant pressure for signs of leaks. I've also installed a coolant level sensor in my purge tank that should provide an advance warning of low coolant level. =20 =20 Mark S. =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of al p wick Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 6:04 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] coolant leak =20 If you guys can humor me, what's the nature of that coolant leak? Is that the cover that tends to gradually degrade? Is there any chance to sense that failure before it gets significant? Like, do you experience fluid level change gradually? Pressure change? How bout Post shut down change in pressure? Know what I mean? Time vs pressure after shutdown? =20 Clueless al =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:31:39 -0400 "jesse farr" writes: ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracy Crook =20 =20 HI everybody - this is Laura Crook. I am sure you've all heard that Ed Anderson had another "event" - this time in LA while visiting family. He actually has two issues - one is the his brakes caught on fire -not rotary related and the other is that he has an internal coolant leak. So.... he has to remove and overhaul the engine again.=20 =20 Since he is not near home he has no access to his documentation. He wrote to me and asked me to post a notice to the list regarding the overhaul notes that he developed and posted to his newsgroup a few months ago. He thinks that a few people down loaded it and one may even be in .pdf format. =20 He REALLY needs somebody to email a copy of his overhaul notes to the following email address: =20 kinderbac@yahoo.com =20 -al wick Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru 2.5 N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design info: http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html ------_=_NextPart_002_01C56C26.3416BEEC Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Since Ed is having to remove and disassemble the engine, I would guess it’s the coolant = o-rings.  It will be interesting to hear how he discovered the leak.  For the = benefit of the newbies on the group, we typically monitor coolant pressure for = signs of leaks.  I’ve also installed a coolant level sensor in my = purge tank that should provide an advance warning of low coolant level.  =

 

Mark = S.

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of al p wick
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, = 2005 6:04 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = coolant leak

 

If you guys = can humor me, what's the nature of that coolant leak? Is that the cover that tends = to gradually degrade? Is there any chance to sense that failure before it = gets significant? Like, do you experience fluid level change gradually? = Pressure change? How bout Post shut down change in pressure? Know what I mean? = Time vs pressure after shutdown?

 

Clueless = al

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Tue, 7 Jun = 2005 22:31:39 -0400 "jesse farr" <jesse@jessfarr.com> writes:

----- Original Message ----- = From: Tracy Crook

 

HI everybody  - this is = Laura Crook.  I am sure you've all heard that Ed Anderson had another "event" - this time in LA while visiting family.  He = actually has two issues - one is the his brakes caught on fire  -not rotary = related 3D"Smiley and the  other is that he = has an internal coolant leak.  So.... he has to remove and overhaul the = engine again.

&= nbsp;

Since he is not near home he = has no access to his documentation.  He wrote to me and asked me to post a = notice to the list regarding the overhaul notes that he developed and = posted to his newsgroup a few months ago.  He thinks that a few people down = loaded it and one may even be in .pdf format.

&= nbsp;

He REALLY needs somebody to = email a copy of his overhaul notes to the following email = address:

&= nbsp;

 


-al wick
Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru = 2.5
N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon
Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design = info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html

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