X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from web83818.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.85.99] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with SMTP id 2750297 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:34:58 -0500 Received: (qmail 10982 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Feb 2008 23:34:43 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: zA2nkYkVM1ncA3ZenvJaK_SatGhSuQnsX5nVONxuo599NNQ4fgkEoI1WWM2.jijf53aE7XdTuxIuxsh8T5Rj1FPY6g-- Received: from [76.250.204.90] by web83818.mail.sp1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:34:43 PST Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:34:43 -0800 (PST) From: James Maher Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rebuild kit To: Rotary motors in aircraft In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-2071727751-1203550483=:10850" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <672844.10850.qm@web83818.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> --0-2071727751-1203550483=:10850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ernest, While you have the oil pump drive exposed it would be a good idea to assure that the nut that holds the drive sprocket on the pump has the locking washer installed properly. Mine did not, and it only took about 8 hours of run time for the sprocket to fall off and chew a hole in the cover. Jim Ernest Christley wrote: Lehanover@aol.com wrote: > 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 > > Thanks, Lynn. Woohoo! One part down. 64 more to go 8*) -- http://www.ronpaultimeline.com -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --0-2071727751-1203550483=:10850 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Ernest,
While you have the oil pump drive exposed it would be a good idea to assure
that the nut that holds the drive sprocket on the pump has the locking washer
installed properly.
Mine did not, and it only took about 8 hours of run time for the sprocket to fall off
and chew a hole in the cover.
Jim

Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com> wrote:
Lehanover@aol.com wrote:
> 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
>
>
Thanks, Lynn.
Woohoo! One part down. 64 more to go 8*)

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