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From: david mccandless <daval@iprimus.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: All Parts have arrived, Whew!
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:16:23 +0800
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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On 23/04/2005, at 7:04 AM, Ed Anderson wrote:

> George, the rotor housings had some wear - but no gouges or groves, no=20=

> missing chrome - so they were probably OK to reuse again.=A0 However,=20=

> there was what appeared to be "chatter" wear - strips across the=20
> chrome at regular intervals.=A0 When you rubbed your fingers along =
them=20
> I could detect a faint wave like pattern (valleys and peaks).=A0 So=20
> decided with new rotors and seals to go with new rotor housings.=A0=20
> Those were used ones and who knows how many miles they might have=20
> had.=A0
> =A0
> Well, I was quite surprised at the amount of wear on the seals -=A0 =
they=20
> were brand new 150 hours ago but the seals were badly grooved and worn=20=

> - now I am certain that wear was greatly accelerated by the poor=20
> condition of the seal slots - but still.=A0 In any case, new stronger=20=

> seals are going to be used next - as well as additional of an air=20
> filter.=A0 I personally don't think an airfilter would have made any=20=

> difference in the apex seal breaking - but, I also noticed that the=20
> rotor metal oil rings were worn outside the specs and they were new=20
> 150 hours ago.=A0 So I do believe I have had some accelerated wear due=20=

> to the dust in and around my hangar over the past two years.=A0 Since =
a=20
> filter is cheap, I'm going to stick one on.
> =A0
> Ed
>> Hi Ed, just for background info, were you mixing oil in the  fuel, or=20=

>> maybe Richard Sohn's mod or did you use the stock Mazda metering=20
>> pump? BR, Dave=

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On 23/04/2005, at 7:04 AM, Ed Anderson wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>George, the rotor
housings had some wear - but no gouges or groves, no missing chrome -
so they were probably OK to reuse again.=A0 However, there was what
appeared to be "chatter" wear - strips across the chrome at regular
intervals.=A0 When you rubbed your fingers along them I could detect a
faint wave like pattern (valleys and peaks).=A0 So decided with new
rotors and seals to go with new rotor housings.=A0 Those were used ones
and who knows how many miles they might have =
had.=A0</smaller></fontfamily>

=A0

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Well, I was quite surprised
at the amount of wear on the seals -=A0 they were brand new 150 hours
ago but the seals were badly grooved and worn - now I am certain that
wear was greatly accelerated by the poor condition of the seal slots -
but still.=A0 In any case, new stronger seals are going to be used next
- as well as additional of an air filter.=A0 I personally don't think an
airfilter would have made any difference in the apex seal breaking -
but, I also noticed that the rotor metal oil rings were worn outside
the specs and they were new 150 hours ago.=A0 So I do believe I have had
some accelerated wear due to the dust in and around my hangar over the
past two years.=A0 Since a filter is cheap, I'm going to stick one =
on.</smaller></fontfamily>

=A0

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Ed</smaller></fontfamily>

<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Hi Ed, just for
background info, were you mixing oil in the  fuel, or maybe Richard
Sohn's mod or did you use the stock Mazda metering pump? BR, =
Dave</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily></excerpt></excerpt>=

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