X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from alnrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.225.92] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1711269 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:20:28 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.225.92; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from house1 (c-68-59-245-39.hsd1.tn.comcast.net[68.59.245.39]) by comcast.net (alnrmhc12) with SMTP id <20061224141930b1200bpeh9e>; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:19:40 +0000 Message-ID: <008e01c72766$87ee7e50$6701a8c0@farr.com> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Dead Rotor at 3000ft Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:19:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008B_01C7273C.98C02A00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C7273C.98C02A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Dead Rotor at 3000ftKen's email response was the first = indication I received of Joe's rotor problem. Looks like web world has = lost another message. Fortunately when these things happen, we usually = get it picked up in replies like this. Now, did he just have a rotor seal problem or did it start with a plug = coming apart and taking the seal out?=20 jofarr, soddy tn ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken Welter=20 What apex seals are you running??? I got the engine compression gage and proceeded to take the spark = plug out of the front rotor - top - BR9EQ-14. Hmmm - I don't remember = there being a casing around the electrode - and why is that casing = sliding? Apparently the casing around the electrode broke somewhere = inside the sparkplug and into two halves long ways down the electrode. = Each half slides freely up and down the electrode and even sticks out a = little from the end. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C7273C.98C02A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Dead Rotor at 3000ft
Ken's email response was the = first indication=20 I received of Joe's rotor problem. Looks like web world has lost another = message. Fortunately when these things happen, we usually get it picked = up in=20 replies like this.
 
Now, did he just have a rotor seal = problem or did=20 it start with a plug coming apart and taking the seal out?
 
jofarr, soddy tn
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From:=20 Ken=20 Welter

   What apex seals are you=20 running???
I got = the engine=20 compression gage and proceeded to take the spark plug out of the = front rotor=20 - top - BR9EQ-14. Hmmm - I don't remember there being a casing = around the=20 electrode - and why is that casing sliding?  Apparently the = casing=20 around the electrode broke somewhere inside the sparkplug and into = two=20 halves long ways down the electrode. Each half slides freely up and = down the=20 electrode and even sticks out a little from the=20 end.
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