Yes, that I did do that

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From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: Monday, August 20, 2012 10:49:10 AM GMT-0500
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: "O" rings?? was: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil leaking from between plates

Ernest,

Did you do the rebuild?  If so, did you apply RTV on the lower portion
of the housings per the assy. manual?  I'm talking about the section
of rotor/side housing that is common to the oil pan.  If you don't put
RTV in this area, no amount of re-torquing will get it to stop
leaking.

Mark


On 8/20/12, Ernest Christley <echristley@att.net> wrote:
> Ed Anderson wrote:
>> Sounds like progress, Ernest.
>>
>> However, I'm not certain the equation of oil spitting to power.  The oil
>> pressure should remain fairly constant from 2000- above rpm.  Unless you
>> are referring to perhaps the plates flexing more due to the increased
>> power?
>>
>> I think re-torquing the bolts would be the first step - who knows that
>> might fix the problem.
>>
>> I presume you did place the "O" rings over the alignment  "tubes"
>> between the plates that carry the oil when you assembled the engine?
>>
>
> Hmmm.....?
> Certainly, I would have.
> I seem to remember doing that.
> But.  Did I?
>
> Crap.
>
> OK.  Let's think this out.
> I THINK that I used all the parts when putting the engine together.
> I KNOW that I did NOT perform the extensive re-torquing that Lynn recommends
> from his experience with loose engines when
>  it isn't done.
>
> So, my course of action will be to do a tear down to reach the case bolts,
> and measure how much they move with a
> re-torque.  Given the leak is more of just a seep on the left side, even a
> 1/4 turn on a bolt would probably be enough
> to seal it up.  If I get an additional 1/4 turn on any left side bolt, wash
> the engine down, bolt it back together, and
> call it fixed until I see any additional seeping to prove otherwise.  If I
> do see any more seeping, I'll pretend my name
> is Chris and tear the whole engine down.  8*)
>
>
>
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