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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.84] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1097641 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 May 2006 10:01:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.84; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 9 May 2006 07:01:01 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.147.12 by BAY115-DAV12.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 09 May 2006 14:00:56 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.147.12] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 10:00:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0092_01C6734F.74B6B760" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0026.0800 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 9 May 2006 10:00:52 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 May 2006 14:01:01.0259 (UTC) FILETIME=[010A51B0:01C67371] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01C6734F.74B6B760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Hull=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 12:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... >Glad you got it turned around so quick Joe. The Two rotor housings = replaced makes me very curious >though. What was wrong with the = originals? =20 >=20 >Other than a minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the = reversed cooler connections had any >effect.=20 >=20 >There is no bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant = rear housing. =20 Not sure why the rotor housings were replaced - it may just have been = easier. I'm trying to remember the second area of wear. If I recall it = was in the center housing where the E-shaft goes through the center = housing and just on the forward 1/10". Doesn't the E-shaft rest on some = bearing in the center housing? =20 I got the engine back in the plane on Saturday and turned it over with = out plugs to check out oil flow. Oil flows quite well out the oil return = line from the oil cooler by just turning the engine over. I then = connected that line to the engine and removed the oil return line from = the PSRU and turned it over. It took a while but began to get a good oil = flow from the PSRU (of course I had emptied the PSRU of all oil when I = took everything apart. So, now all I need is my EM-2 back from Tracy = (hint hint) so I can start the engine. I'm a little skittish starting = the engine without knowing what the oil pressure is J =20 Thanx Guys! Joe Hull Hi Joe, Will get your EM2 finished up today. The update was easy (takes 5 = minutes) but the change to the LCD screen that you asked for takes me = several hours (hence the delay). Should be ready tomorrow though. = Laura will send you the bill. Good used 2nd gen rotor housings are getting to be rare as hens' teeth = and new ones are $400+ each so they are rarely replaced just because it = is easier : ) =20 If the Eshaft touched anywhere in the center housing there was a MAJOR = problem with the engine. Just wish we knew what it was. A bad or = improperly installed thrust bearing would be my guess if this was what = actually happened. As always, 3rd hand engine problem diagnosis is = iffy, so this is just FWIW. Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01C6734F.74B6B760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=

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From: Joe=20 Hull

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 = 12:04 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was = Oil Pressure=20 and Now...

>Glad = you got=20 it turned around so quick Joe. The Two rotor housings replaced = makes me=20 very curious >though. What was wrong with the=20 originals?

>

>Other than a=20 minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the reversed = cooler=20 connections had any >effect.

>

>There is no=20 bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant rear=20 housing.

Not sure = why the=20 rotor housings were replaced =96 it may just have been easier. = I=92m trying=20 to remember the second area of wear. If I recall it was in the center = housing=20 where the E-shaft goes through the center housing and just on the = forward=20 1/10=94. Doesn=92t the E-shaft rest on some bearing in the center=20 housing?

I got the = engine back=20 in the plane on Saturday and turned it over with out plugs to check = out oil=20 flow. Oil flows quite well out the oil return line from the oil cooler = by just=20 turning the engine over. I then connected that line to the engine and = removed=20 the oil return line from the PSRU and turned it over. It took a while = but=20 began to get a good oil flow from the PSRU (of course I had emptied = the PSRU=20 of all oil when I took everything apart. So, now all I need is my EM-2 = back=20 from Tracy=20 (hint hint) so I can start the engine. I=92m a little skittish = starting the=20 engine without knowing what the oil pressure is J

Thanx=20 Guys!

Joe Hull

Hi Joe,

Will get your EM2 finished up=20 today. The update was easy (takes 5 minutes) but the change to = the LCD=20 screen that you asked for takes me several hours (hence the = delay). =20 Should be ready tomorrow though. Laura will send you = the=20 bill.

Good used 2nd gen rotor = housings are=20 getting to be rare as hens' teeth and new ones are $400+ each so they=20 are rarely replaced just because it is easier : ) =20

If the Eshaft touched = anywhere in=20 the center housing there was a MAJOR problem with the engine. = Just wish=20 we knew what it was. A bad or improperly installed thrust=20 bearing would be my guess if this was what actually=20 happened. As always, 3rd hand engine problem diagnosis is=20 iffy, so this is just FWIW.

Tracy

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