Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #5954
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: "First" flights
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:12:52 -0600
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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 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) 
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