X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2844075 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:07:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c08.346d1cda (48576) for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:07:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:07:16 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New material for bearings To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1207966036" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5132 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1207966036 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/11/2008 7:31:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, echristley@nc.rr.com writes: I'm going to use the distributor's crank to drive a small PM generator as a backup source for one of the ignition control units. I expect the DFL to lower the load requirements on the driving gear. I had a friend drive an oil pump with the distributor drive and it ate the teeth off of the distributor gear, and dropped all of the pieces into the sump. I would have warned him If I had known he would try it. The alternator may not load the gears enough to cause a problem. But look at the gears often during testing. The distributor gear may be case hardened, and run fine until one day its through the hardening and wear goes fast after that. A bronze replacement might run on for years. Lynn E. Hanover **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) -------------------------------1207966036 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 4/11/2008 7:31:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, echristl= ey@nc.rr.com writes:

I'm going to use the distributor's crank to dr= ive a small PM generator
as a backup source for one of the ignition cont= rol units. I expect the
DFL to lower the load requirements on the=20= driving gear.

I had a friend drive an oil pump with the distributor drive and it ate=20= the teeth off of the distributor gear, and dropped all of the pieces into th= e sump. I would have warned him If I had known he would try it. The alternat= or may not load the gears enough to cause a problem. But look at the gears o= ften during testing. The distributor gear may be case hardened, and run fine= until one day its through the hardening and wear goes fast after that. A br= onze replacement might run on for years.

Lynn E. Hanover

It's T= ax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance.

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