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Ah, the undeniable joy? - of being the first to tread where no man has gone before! You know how to identify the pioneer, don't you Ernest? - its that fellow with all the arrows in him (or metal shavings on the floor, or bolts and nuts embedded in the wall and ceiling, or ... well, you know {:>))
But, the up side (yes, there is one) is when you are finished (hopefully successfully) - you can take pride in toughing it through and exploring the new territory for those who chose to follow. You will make it a bit easier for them to do so quicker, cheaper and with more confidence in the out come. So here's pulling for you.
Its been a few years, since I was down to see the first assembly of your engine - 'bout time you get that thing fired up {:>)
Ed
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From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:42 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off Subject / Getting Even => Swerving to on subject
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.
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