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Correct me if I am wrong, but the stuff inside
my RD-1B shown in the attached pictures, I am guessin' is not
good. For as much as I know about PSRU engineering, maybe the loose
pellets are an "added feature."
While I was remounting my newly built 13b back on
to the rear of the Velocity I decided to try to hunt down a pesky PSRU oil leak
that had been problematic before the engine tear down/build of the last few
weeks. I could not see anything obvious, so feeling emboldened after
building my second gen 13b with all new housings last week, before I mounted the
re-drive onto the newly installed engine, I removed the through bolts
holding the PSRU together
DOH! What the hell are all those little pellets and
fragments of black plastic??????
What gives? This unit was on the engine for about 6
of the 8 hours on the old engine (those first two unloaded hours may be part of
the reason for my need for a new engine<??> What went wrong?
What is the cure?
I am thinking I need to crate this up and ship it
off to RWS for review and repair. Maybe it will get there about the same
time as folks return from Sun & Fun.
I was so happy putting everything back together
following the engine build. I thought I would be ready for first start
tomorrow. Well, since I am well acquainted with Murphy and knowing full
well that Murphy and his little law is quite optimistic, I am on
semi-hold.
Thanks for any insight.
All the best,
Chris
Houston
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