X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from host.roblinphoto.com ([72.52.218.78] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTPS id 2872545 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:58:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.52.218.78; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from c-68-35-160-229.hsd1.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229]:46130 helo=quail) by host.roblinphoto.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1JpZfX-0001N7-Ks for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:57:39 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:55:02 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 1600 CC rotary Development engine Message-Id: <20080425195502.97cb8770.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.0; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host.roblinphoto.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com Hi Ed, Your off list help on the number of studs on the RX-7 throttle body paid off. I never could see the fourth nut, but I stuck a socket and extension on the fourth corner and it locked on to something. After turning it a while, the throttle body came right off. I always wondered why people would let the oil injector feed lines get brittle and crack without checking them once in a while. Now I know. Who the hell could ever find them without a shop manual. There are more hoses, wires, and devices attached to that engine and I don't even want to know what they are for. The 1600 cc engine is beautiful, thanks for the pictures. If they put it in a car, they will add so much junk that you won't ever see the engine. I like old cars with a few modern improvements, like electronic ignition and EFI. This week I started my '74 Suburban for the first time in a year. It has electronic ignition, manual choke, and an electric fuel pump. After charging the battery overnight, it started right up. After 60 miles on the highway it was running as good as ever. (That only cost me about 25 bucks for gas which is why it hadn't been started for a year.) Bob W. On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:18:16 -0400 "Ed Anderson" wrote: > Things been a bit quite of recently. How about a view of the 1600 cc rotary under development by Mazda. Those aluminum side housing sure look nice. Rotor is thinner but larger in diameter with a larger throw on the eccentric shaft for more torque at all rpm. Saving my pennies. > > Ed > > The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: > 13SparkPlugs.jpg > > Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. -- N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com 3.8 Hours Total Time and holding Cables for your rotary installation - http://roblinstores.com/cables/