Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:18:43 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.22] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1899261 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:13:40 -0500 Received: from user-2injrct.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.237.157] helo=Carol) by hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18LwNU-0004WB-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:13:36 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003101c2a0ba$deb377e0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Motor Mounts X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:13:16 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01C2A088.9357DAC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C2A088.9357DAC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Rusty.....I agree....we are so fortunate to have people like = Fred to bring us closer to a "firewall forward" rotary installation. = The more "bolt on" and/or standard items that become available just = furthers our cause and rotary movement.I feel that a lot more rotary = installations will be seen as more and more of the support items are = produced for the rotary engine, such as engine mounts, aluminum oil = pans, electronic ignition, intake manifolds, PSRU's,exhaust systems and = cooling systems. I salute people like Fred, Tracy Crook and Jerry Hey. = Paul Conner, Mobile, AL ----- Original Message -----=20 From: 13brv3@mchsi.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Motor Mounts I purchased an engine mount from Fred at Conversion Concepts for = my SQ2000 canard pusher. After installing the mount, I found that the = thrust line was incorrect. I notified Fred, and he apologized for the = error and informed me that it is not a problem...."I stand behind my = products", and we'll fix it. =20 Sorry to hear about the problem, but glad (and not surprised) to hear = that Fred's going to make it right.=20 I just installed my mount on the RV-3 this past weekend, and it fit = pretty well. While I had the fuselage level to align the gear legs, I = put a level on the mount. It looks like it may have about a degree of = up-thrust built in, but it's hard to say until I get the engine mounted. = Either way, I consider this fantastic, and nothing that can't be = shimmed with a couple of washers if needed. I just can't imagine the = agony I would have gone through to get to this point without Fred :-)=20 Cheers, Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C2A088.9357DAC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Rusty.....I agree....we are so = fortunate to=20 have people like Fred to bring us closer to a "firewall forward" rotary=20 installation.  The more "bolt on" and/or standard items that become = available just furthers our cause and rotary movement.I feel that a lot = more=20 rotary installations will be seen as more and more of the support items = are=20 produced for the rotary engine, such as engine mounts, aluminum oil = pans,=20 electronic ignition, intake manifolds, PSRU's,exhaust systems and = cooling=20 systems.  I salute people like Fred, Tracy Crook and Jerry Hey. = Paul=20 Conner, Mobile, AL
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From:=20 13brv3@mchsi.com=20
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 = 6:38=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Motor=20 Mounts

      I = purchased an=20 engine mount from Fred at Conversion Concepts for my SQ2000 canard=20 pusher.   After installing the mount, I found that the = thrust line=20 was incorrect.  I notified Fred, and he apologized for the = error and=20 informed me that it is not a problem...."I stand behind my products", = and=20 we'll fix it.
     
 
Sorry to hear about the problem, but glad = (and not=20 surprised) to hear that Fred's going to make it=20 right. 
 
I just installed my mount on the RV-3 this = past weekend,=20 and it fit pretty well.  While I had the fuselage level = to align the=20 gear legs, I put a level on the mount.  It looks like it may = have=20 about a degree of up-thrust built in, but it's hard to say until = I get=20 the engine mounted.  Either way, I consider this fantastic, and = nothing=20 that can't be shimmed with a couple of washers if needed.   = I just=20 can't imagine the agony I would have gone through to get to this point = without=20 Fred :-) 
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
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