Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 324933 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:58:01 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i6HJvUPg008186 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:57:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002c01c46c38$4dd96e00$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor seals Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:57:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C46C16.C695C180" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C46C16.C695C180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I run with viton O rings as oil seals with Teflon coated silicon for the = inner cooling "O" ring and stock outer coolant "O" rings. So far I have = never had a failure with that set up. =20 Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Todd Bartrim=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 3:12 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor seals Tracy also carries all Viton O-rings in his rebuild kits. In our = applications, I feel it is a necessity. -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of kenpowell@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 8:19 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Rotor seals Chuck Dumlap has been running a set of teflon coated rotor seals = for about the last year and has not reported a problem. Viton seals = should also be good for about 400 degrees. Mcmaster-Carr and Creavy = carries these, but you have to have the exact dimensions. http://www.creavey.com/ The proper oil O-ring sizes are: 0.093" section 4.68 inch ID 0.118" section 4.33 inch ID Ken Powell ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C46C16.C695C180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I run with viton O rings as oil seals = with Teflon=20 coated silicon for the inner cooling "O" ring and stock outer coolant = "O"=20 rings.  So far I have never had a failure with that set up. =20
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Todd = Bartrim=20
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 = 3:12=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor=20 seals

Tracy also carries all Viton O-rings in his rebuild kits. In = our=20 applications, I feel it is a necessity.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of kenpowell@comcast.net
Sen= t:=20 Saturday, July 17, 2004 8:19 AM
To: Rotary motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Rotor = seals

Chuck Dumlap has been running a set of teflon coated  rotor = seals=20 for about the last year and has not reported a problem.  Viton = seals=20 should also be good for about 400 degrees.  Mcmaster-Carr and=20 Creavy carries these, but you have to have the exact = dimensions.

http://www.creavey.com/

The = proper=20 oil O-ring sizes are:

0.093" section 4.68 inch ID
0.118" = section=20 4.33 inch ID
Ken=20 Powell

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