X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2740139 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:39:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d4b.2291a290 (39330) for ; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:38:45 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:38:45 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rebuild kit To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1203539925" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 36 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1203539925 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/20/2008 2:03:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, echristley@nc.rr.com writes: Ed Anderson wrote: > Ernest, > > Not trying to talk you out of replacing the chain, but I have never > found one, yet, that was the recommended 3/8". They all had more play > - even the brand new ones. I'd check with Lynn on this item. That would not make me sad, at all. The chain appears to be in very good condition, no play or looseness at all. What say you, Lynn? The engine was designed with a very nice chain tensioner with a rubber rubbing block. If you turned the engine over backwards often enough you would break off chunks of that rubber block. Worse, if the block fell off, then the metal mount would rub on the chain. We removed the tensioner anyway because it did nothing. Then Mazda started leaving off the whole assembly, as it was not needed. They kept machining the flat spot and drilling and tapping the holes for years after there were no more parts. So now the chain is too long, but it has no affect on performance. The spec is for droop when the chain is off the engine and held side ways to check for wear in the link joints. Still doesn't matter. Even warn out they work just fine. Up to 115 pounds of oil pressure. There is a tiny hole in the pump that sprays lube oil into the pulley to lube the chain. Have never seen one break since 1980. Lynn E. Hanover **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) -------------------------------1203539925 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 
In a message dated 2/20/2008 2:03:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 echristley@nc.rr.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Ed=20 Anderson wrote:
> Ernest,
>
> Not trying to talk you out= of=20 replacing the chain, but I have never
> found one, yet, that was th= e=20 recommended 3/8".  They all had more play
> - even the brand n= ew=20 ones. I'd check with Lynn on this item.
That would not make me sad, at=20 all.  The chain appears to be in very
good condition, no play or=20 looseness at all.  What say you, Lynn?
 
The engine was designed with a very nice chain tensioner with a rubber=20 rubbing block. If you turned the engine over backwards often enough you woul= d=20 break off chunks of that rubber block. Worse, if the block fell off, then th= e=20 metal mount would rub on the chain. We removed the tensioner anyway because=20= it=20 did nothing.
 
Then Mazda started leaving off the whole assembly, as it was not needed= .=20 They kept machining the flat spot and drilling and tapping the holes for yea= rs=20 after there were no more parts.
 
So now the chain is too long, but it has no affect on performance. The=20= spec=20 is for droop when the chain is off the engine and held side ways to check fo= r=20 wear in the link joints. Still doesn't matter. Even warn out they work just=20 fine. Up to 115 pounds of oil pressure. There is a tiny hole in the pump tha= t=20 sprays lube oil into the pulley to lube the chain. Have never seen one break= =20 since 1980.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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