X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 20 [X] Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.192.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1620510 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:42:01 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.84; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from rmailcenter03.comcast.net ([204.127.197.113]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc14) with SMTP id <20061129164138m1400c3fkhe>; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:41:38 +0000 Received: from [208.254.22.50] by rmailcenter03.comcast.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:41:37 +0000 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA 782 meeting Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:41:37 +0000 Message-Id: <112920061641.19354.456DB8410005F58000004B9A2200745672CE970E990E9C9D9A0108@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 4 2006) X-Authenticated-Sender: aG91cnNhd2F5MUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19354_1164818497_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19354_1164818497_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have been employed as a Auto Trans Technition at a Cadillac Dealer for 21 years + other GM & Toyota Dealers in the past, aprox 33 years exp.. I can tell you of failures of other manufactures gear sets that I have seen and most importantly, performed diagnostics on to find THE CAUSE of failure, no sense in replacing the part if you do not have a cause of failure, thats called a come-back. 99% of the time it is lube related, or lack of, some were due to over torque conditions that shed the gearing itself or exploded the housing, some high mileage units due to thrust washer wear, but again thats lube. My duce cents worth, thanks, David, RV6A Rotary, (wings, hor, vert, rudder, flaps, ail, all painted delivered to airport, panel done, FWF done, final install of canopy, then fus paint, still waiting to get into heated chapter 55 builders hanger, two very high performance Glassairs being finished by other chapter members.) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Al Gietzen" > Ken talked about a friend who is a top > authority on transmissions and his love of ford t-6 gear systems, because > they keep him well employed. he said this friend proceeded to show him a 55 > > gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or dodge part in there, all ford. > > ------------- > > Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6 > planetary reduction:). > > Al > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19354_1164818497_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

I have been employed as a Auto Trans Technition at a Cadillac Dealer for 21 years + other GM & Toyota Dealers in the past, aprox 33 years exp.. I can tell you of failures of other manufactures gear sets that I have seen and most importantly, performed diagnostics on to find THE CAUSE of failure, no sense in replacing the part if you do not have a cause of failure, thats called a come-back. 99% of the time it is lube related, or lack of, some were due to over torque conditions that shed the gearing itself or exploded the housing, some high mileage units due to thrust washer wear, but again thats lube. My duce cents worth, thanks, David, RV6A Rotary, (wings, hor, vert, rudder, flaps, ail, all painted delivered to airport, panel done, FWF done, final install of canopy, then fus paint, still waiting to get into heated chapter 55 builders hanger, two very high performance Glassairs being finished by other chapter members.)

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From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>

> Ken talked about a friend who is a top
> authority on transmissions and his love of ford t-6 gear systems, because
> they keep him well employed. he said this friend proceeded to show him a 55
>
> gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or dodge part in there, all ford.
>
> -------------
>
> Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6
> planetary reduction:).
>
> Al
>
>
> --
> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/

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