Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3041183 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:12:51 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.139.250]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040223031251.NBLG1898.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:12:51 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: "First" flights Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:12:52 -0600 Message-ID: <00a901c3f9ba$ec9a14e0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C3F988.A1FFA4E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C3F988.A1FFA4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit About 435 hours since I originally overhauled it (straight from the junkyard). 30 seconds after the first run (no oil) I took it apart and put in new bearings. Then ran about 245 hours before my first blow-by got annoying (not as bad as the last), replaced O-rings with stock. Then ran about 180 hours through this overhaul. Thanks for the history. Do you figure these housing were bad from the beginning, or why to you think you're having these problems? Cheers, Rusty (I'm buying a plasma cutter) ------=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C3F988.A1FFA4E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
About 435 hours since I originally overhauled it (straight from the = junkyard). 30 seconds after the first run (no oil) I took it apart and = put in=20 new bearings. Then ran about 245 hours before my first blow-by got = annoying (not=20 as bad as the last), replaced O-rings with stock. Then ran about 180 = hours=20 through this overhaul.

 
Thanks for=20 the history.  Do you figure these housing were bad from the = beginning,=20 or why to you think you're having=20 these problems?  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (I'm=20 buying a plasma cutter) 
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