Return-Path: Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 617143 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:01:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.185] by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050122050038.EUCX1983.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.185]> for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:00:38 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.7.1]); Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:00:28 -0600 Message-ID: <038301c5003f$46227490$b92dd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:00:20 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-41F1DDEC3E49=======" --=======AVGMAIL-41F1DDEC3E49======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0380_01C5000C.FB4C5B20" ------=_NextPart_000_0380_01C5000C.FB4C5B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you, Kelly. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kelly Troyer=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:37 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate OK Paul, I have been out of town so may be late with this info !! Ross used the flexplates from the 12A to 1973 and (some 1974) top mounted starter rotary engines until they became hard to find....Then they = started=20 making them from aluminum and adding a ring gear for the starter !! = These flexplates are smaller in diameter than the later ones......FWIW -- Kelly Troyer=20 Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2=20 > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0600=20 > > > "Paul" wrote:=20 > > >=20 > > >> OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had = my=20 > > >Ross > PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod=20 > > >done. I > simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. = That=20 > > >was some > time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where = it=20 > > >mated to the > flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex = plate?=20 > > >I remember the > shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I = am=20 > > >asking this, > because I have purchased a set of street ported = 4-port=20 > > >plates to which > I will add a set of NA rotors and housings to = build=20 > > >up a complete > engine so I will lessen my "downtime" by = hopefully > > >ready to bolt on and > run. I'm assuming that the stock, = cast iron=20 > > >flywheel I have if from > a standard transmission RX7. Are the=20 > > >automatic and standard flywheels > different, or do you just add = an=20 > > >automatic transmission flex plate to > the cast iron flywheel I=20 > > >already have? Just when I thought I had > everything figured out, = I=20 > > >start reading new posts about flex > plates....=20 > > >> Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul,=20 > > >> what the heck is a flexplate, Conner=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_0380_01C5000C.FB4C5B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thank you, Kelly. Paul = Conner

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Kelly = Troyer

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 = 10:37=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: flex = plate

OK Paul, I have been out of town so may be late with this info !! = Ross

used the flexplates from the 12A to 1973 = and (some 1974)=20 top mounted

starter rotary engines until they became hard to find....Then = they=20 started

making them from aluminum and adding a ring gear for the starter = !!=20 These

flexplates are smaller in diameter than the later = ones......FWIW

--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke=20 Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

> > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 = 09:44:03=20 -0600
> > > "Paul" wrote:
> = >=20 >
> > >> OK....I am going to openly display my = ignorance=20 here....I had my
> > >Ross > PSRU off only one time, = when I=20 had the thrust bearing mod
> > >done. I > simply = reinstalled=20 it opposite of how I took it off. That
> > >was some > = time=20 ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it
> > = >mated=20 to the > flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? =
> >=20 >I remember the > shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. = I am=20
> > >asking this, > because I have purchased a set of = street=20 ported 4-port
> > >plates to which > I will add a set = of NA=20 rotors and housings to build
> > >up a complete > = engine so I=20 will lessen my "downtime" by hopefully > > >ready to = bolt on=20 and > run. I'm assuming that the stock, cast iron
> >=20 >flywheel I have if from > a standard transmission RX7. Are the =
>=20 > >automatic and standard flywheels > different, or do you = just add=20 an
> > >automatic transmission flex plate to > the = cast iron=20 flywheel I
> > >already have? Just when I thought I had = >=20 everything figured out, I
> > >start reading new posts = about flex=20 > plates....
> > >> Thanks in advance for any and = all=20 replies/suggestions. Paul,
> > >> what the heck is a=20 flexplate, Conner

>> Homepage: =20 http://www.flyrotary.com/
>> Archive: =20 http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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