Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao01.cox.net ([68.6.19.244] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3132188 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:21:43 -0500 Received: from Leonards ([68.111.228.182]) by fed1mtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040329012141.QFNO2477.fed1mtao01.cox.net@Leonards> for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:21:41 -0500 From: "David Leonard" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis & RD-1Cdrivetesting Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 17:21:49 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c4152c$3561e950$b6e46f44@Leonards> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C414E9.273EA950" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C414E9.273EA950 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, I went out to trouble shoot the cooling problem today. The thermostat relief passage was properly sealed by my welder. Just to shed some more light on the subject I decided to start the engine with the outlet hose disconnected. I ran the engine for 2 min. and not a drop of coolant came out the opening!!! No coolant flow whatsoever, nada, zip (the system was verifiably full of coolant, the pump drive was turning. So its either a broken shaft (but the pulley turns smoothly) or something really strange (like the wrong impeller). Unfortunately, since I have less than =BC inch clearance to the firewall I really = don=92t think there will be any way to get the impeller off without removing the engine. Ahg. =20 David Leonard The Rotary Roster: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C414E9.273EA950 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, I went out to trouble shoot = the cooling problem today. The thermostat relief passage was properly = sealed by my welder. Just to shed some more light on the subject I = decided to start the engine with the outlet hose disconnected. I ran the = engine for 2 min. and not a drop of coolant came out the opening!!! No = coolant flow whatsoever, nada, zip (the system was verifiably full of coolant, the = pump drive was turning. So its either a broken shaft (but the pulley = turns smoothly) or something really strange (like the wrong impeller). Unfortunately, since I have less than ¼ inch clearance to the = firewall I really don’t think there will be any way to get the impeller off = without removing the engine. Ahg.

David Leonard

The Rotary = Roster:

http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html

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