X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.186] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTPS id 911751 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:20:34 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.186; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-92-158.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.92.158]) by mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j3MMJg29026439 for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:19:44 +1000 Message-ID: <004e01c54789$ed563a30$9e5c1fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] All Parts have arrived, Whew! Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:23:36 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C547DD.BE9138E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C547DD.BE9138E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, Were the old housing junked because you spat the apex seals? I just got a report that one bloke in Victoria Aust is only getting 200 = hrs out of new seals before they break - I wonder if it's the same = problem? I'm pretty sure it is! George ( down under) Ok, folks, the fun begins. Got the last of the parts in today, so can = start the assembly tomorrow. Waited for UPS to deliver the oil control = rings all day - so was down in the dumps when 1600 rolled around and no = UPS truck. So maundered down to the mail box and their wedged into its = opening was a USPS package - not UPS!=20 Going to sit down tonight with a bowl of pop corn and watch Bruce T = perform the assembly part. I noticed that the transcript did not have = anything on the reassembly - so assume that I either got tired of = listening to Bruce, figured that the assembly was just the reverse of = the disassembly - or lost that part. Got all the rotor parts in plastic sandwich bags marked for which = rotor, which side of rotor and which apex. For most parts it really = doesn't matter but, for instance, is very important when replacing the = oil control seals to put the springs back correctly according to = direction of rotation and side of the rotor. Also important on the side = seals to get them in the right slot or else all that work trimming the = side seals to get that precision fit is lost. First time I've actually had new rotors and housings - I like the = looks - though not necessarily what they cost. But, Bruce gave the best = price out of three quotes I got. Just wanted you to know. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C547DD.BE9138E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
Were the old housing junked because you = spat the=20 apex seals?
 
I just got a report that one bloke in = Victoria Aust=20 is only getting 200 hrs out of new seals before they break - I wonder=20 if it's the same problem? I'm pretty sure it is!
 
George ( down under)
Ok, folks, the fun begins.  Got = the last of=20 the parts in today, so can start the assembly tomorrow. Waited = for UPS to=20 deliver the oil control rings all day - so was down in the dumps = when=20 1600 rolled around and no UPS truck.  So maundered down to = the mail=20 box and their wedged into its opening was a USPS package - not=20 UPS! 
 
Going to sit down tonight with a bowl = of pop corn=20 and watch Bruce T perform the assembly part.   I noticed = that the=20 transcript did not have anything on the reassembly - so assume that I = either=20 got tired of listening to Bruce, figured that the assembly was just = the=20 reverse of the disassembly - or lost that part.
 
Got all the rotor parts in plastic = sandwich bags=20 marked for which rotor, which side of rotor and which apex.  For = most=20 parts it really doesn't matter but, for instance, is very important = when=20 replacing the oil control seals to put the springs back correctly = according to=20 direction of rotation and side of the rotor.  Also important on = the side=20 seals to get them in the right slot or else all that work trimming the = side=20 seals to get that precision fit is lost.
 
First time I've actually had new = rotors and=20 housings - I like the looks - though not necessarily what they=20 cost. But,  Bruce gave the best price out of three quotes I=20 got.  Just wanted you to know.
 
Ed
 
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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