X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with ESMTP id 3520743 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:22:30 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090228132151.MHBQ4483.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@computername> for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:21:51 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Running again Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:21:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9997D.9F05A9C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 thread-index: AcmZU95wBbEoyTuETGS2KYiuRsfcEAAU2Gvw In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20090228132151.MHBQ4483.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@computername> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9997D.9F05A9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Smart thing to do, Bill. If I had done the same when things were not right after a rebuild, I would have saved myself a second rebuild in a hot humid garage in the middle of June in the rotary no-mans land of Southwestern Louisiana. Nothing like a good, strong running engine. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Eslick Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 10:22 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Running again Lynn, et al, After putting my 13B back together and finding low compression and EGT on one rotor, and reluctance to start initially, I finally have a good running engine. Something was obviously not right with that rotor, so I bit the bullet, tore it down again, and one problem was obvious as soon as I removed the rear iron. One of the corner seal buttons was laying down flat in the hole. SOMEBODY had managed to put it together without the spring behind it! It now runs stronger than it ever has (it now has 9.7-1 rotors). Turns out the low EGT was due to a failed probe, as it still only reads 200 degrees. Never did find the coolant leak, but it is gone now. Thanks to all who offered advice. Hope to see many of you at the Austin Rotary Fly-In. Bill Eslick ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C9997D.9F05A9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Smart thing to do, Bill.  If I = had done the same when things were not right after a rebuild,  I would have = saved myself a second rebuild in a hot humid garage in the middle of June in the = rotary no-mans land of Southwestern Louisiana.  =

 

Nothing like a good, strong running engine. 

 

Ed

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Eslick
Sent: Friday, February = 27, 2009 10:22 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Running again

 

Lynn, et al,

After putting my 13B back together and finding low compression and EGT = on one rotor, and reluctance to start initially, I finally have a good running = engine.

Something was obviously not right with that rotor, so I bit the bullet, = tore it down again, and one problem was obvious as soon as I removed the rear iron.  One of the corner seal buttons was laying down flat in the hole.  SOMEBODY had managed to put it together without the spring = behind it!

It now runs stronger than it ever has (it now has 9.7-1 rotors).  = Turns out the low EGT was due to a failed probe, as it still only reads 200 degrees.  Never did find the coolant leak, but it is gone now.

Thanks to all who offered advice.  Hope to see many of you at the = Austin Rotary Fly-In.

Bill Eslick



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