X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTP id 4876981 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:07:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%15]) with mapi id 14.01.0270.001; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:02:28 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: I see the light... Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: I see the light... Thread-Index: AQHL0UPvAEnJAsyov0ODRSIv6Ps4e5QK8mra Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:06:34 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Already done Thanks for the thought=20 Sent from my iPhone 4 On Feb 20, 2011, at 3:24 PM, "Bill Bradburry" wr= ote: > Chris, >=20 > Be sure you do this test with the new seals before you install them. It > never hurts to know the status of the new stuff. Also you might want to > check the old ones against a straight edge to see if they are all bent or > just one of the pair. >=20 > Bill B >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On > Behalf Of Chris Barber > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 1:58 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] I see the light... >=20 > ....between apex seals.=20 >=20 > Removed the rear iron today and took out the rotor. I Examined the apex > seals by holding the top of two of the seals up to each other. As Tracy > predicted light could be seen between the seals.=20 >=20 > I am pleased the RA seals did not shatter as I see no apparent damage in = the > chamber.=20 >=20 > So, gotta clean up the mess disassembly produces and install the new > seals/O-rings that arrived yesterday.=20 >=20 > Thanks Tracy, I would have never figured it out.=20 >=20 > Sent from my iPhone 4 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >=20 >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/Lis= t.html