X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTP id 1448446 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:38:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm69aec.bellsouth.net ([70.149.5.177]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061007203821.NLPD19369.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm69aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:38:21 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.219] (really [70.149.5.177]) by ibm69aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061007203820.YODJ24865.ibm69aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.219]> for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:38:20 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Smog pump failure Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:38:18 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) John, check here for Water pump. My Mazda dealer wanted $400 for one. You may have to copy and paste. http://www.car-stuff.com/cs_auto/mmpb/mazda/rx7/water_pump/airtex/ cs446e44b8c9341 Buly On Oct 7, 2006, at 4:21 PM, John Slade wrote: > Flying at 6000' near my home field last weekend, I noticed that > coolant temp was climbing past 230F. I descended at idle and > landed normally. > > Investigation shows that my smog pump (used for vacuum) had seized. > With the clutch released it turns normally. Close the clutch and it > locks up solid. This took out the serpentine belt (melted and > charred where it spun on the engine pulley), which obviously took > out the water pump and alternator. Not what I'd call a benign > failure mode! > > I plan to get rid of the smog pump in favor of a Dynon or similiar, > but will need an idler gear to route the belt. The alternative is > to replace the smog pump, then just let it idle when I install the > electric attitude / giro. > > Does anyone have a 2nd gen smog pump they'd like to sell? > > John Slade > Turbo Rotary Cozy IV > 81 hours. > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/