X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTPS id 4887102 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:42:44 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.62,249,1297065600"; d="scan'208";a="524863730" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 01 Mar 2011 14:42:09 -0800 Received: from [10.62.16.200] (ernestc-laptop.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.200]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id p21Mg8Vc018574 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:42:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4D6D763A.1050101@nc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:42:02 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100623) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Off Subject / Getting Even => Swerving to on subject References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit tonyslongez@cox.net wrote: > Well as much as I love the banter. I say F#!@ck the TSA they don't know Sh!%$ about rotary engines, > so lets get back to rotarys so we can all fly around their fat A$$'s > > OK, how about this. My engine made noise this past weekend. They weren't all great noises....but, ya' gotta start somewhere. I filled the coolant with water, teaspoon of Dawn dishwashing liquid, and some anti-corrosion/antifreeze goop. That dishwashing liquid sure does make a lot of suds. Then I hooked up a power supply and fired up the electric water pump. NO LEAKS!! Inspired, pulled the trailing plugs and hooked a battery to the starter. The bendix would barely engage, and I had to relieve a small spot on the blower shroud to let the starter swing in some more. That turned the engine, but with a bunch of squalling. The bendix was rubbing up against the shroud. A few minutes with a hammer and a box knife and that irritation was removed. Put everything back together, and the engine spinning still making a lot of squealing noises. The generators rotor was rubbing the backside of its guard. This needed a more substantial fix. The rotor needed to move back anywhere between 1/16" and 1/4". Begrudingly, I pulled the whole blower apart. Yesterday, I faced .080" off the back of the rotor, and .075" off the back of the mount's base. Got the blower with the rotor mounted yesterday. If I don't spend to much time at the gym, I should be able to get the rest of it back together. If I can get it to spin with only "normal" noises, I'll start pouring oil in it...and then check the timing with a light...and then......... Whew!! Getting ahead of myself there.