X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.57] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5051176 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:57:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.57; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (dflo-66-243-231-69.gtcom.net [66.243.231.69]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp1.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1298F2927AC for ; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:56:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <53786F38AF574A0A903B881F1A96DFBE@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flywheel sizes Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:57:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CC41A7.DB536000" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CC41A7.DB536000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One more indicator for different ring gears. I just got a new RX7 = starter motor for the single rotor. The question was "turbo or not = turbo", and the listing showed for the turbo starter 13 teeth and 12 for = the non turbo. The lay out on the single rotor is for a turbo starter = because that was what I had when I started out. Is the turbo RX7 = cranking slightly faster than the non turbo?=20 The tooth profile is the same. FWIW. Richard Sohn N2071U www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:38 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Flywheel sizes Here is some good evidence that we will not be able to use the = flywheel in place of the flex plate. On this page at Mazdatrix, scroll down until you see the tools labeled = "flywheel stopper" http://www.mazdatrix.com/ftools.htm Note that one of them fits the non-turbo flywheel BUT NOT THE AUTO. = And the other fits the turbo (Which I assume is different than the n.a. = auto since they don't list it there either). We may be stuck just = trying to beef up the existing flex plate. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CC41A7.DB536000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
One more indicator for different ring = gears. I just=20 got a new RX7 starter motor for the single rotor. The question was = "turbo or not=20 turbo", and the listing showed for the turbo starter 13 teeth and 12 for = the non=20 turbo. The lay out on the single rotor is for a turbo starter because = that was=20 what I had when I started out. Is the turbo RX7 cranking slightly faster = than=20 the non turbo?
The tooth profile is the = same.
FWIW.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
www.fairpoint.net/~res= 12/home.html
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 = 9:38=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flywheel = sizes

Here is some good evidence that we will not be able to = use the=20 flywheel in place of the flex plate.

On this page at Mazdatrix, scroll down until you see the tools = labeled=20 "flywheel stopper"

http://www.mazdatrix.com/fto= ols.htm

Note that one of them fits the non-turbo flywheel BUT NOT THE = AUTO.=20  And the other fits the turbo (Which I assume is different than = the n.a.=20 auto since they don't list it there either).  We may be stuck = just trying=20 to beef up the existing flex plate.

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net
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