X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 911844 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:35:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3MNYILw009141 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:34:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001d01c54793$d77c2850$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: All Parts have arrived, Whew! Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:34:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C54772.50387BD0" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C54772.50387BD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Dave, I was mixing oil in the fuel - 1 oz per gallon.=20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: david mccandless=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 7:16 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: All Parts have arrived, Whew! On 23/04/2005, at 7:04 AM, Ed Anderson wrote: George, the rotor housings had some wear - but no gouges or groves, = no missing chrome - so they were probably OK to reuse again. However, = there was what appeared to be "chatter" wear - strips across the chrome = at regular intervals. When you rubbed your fingers along them I could = detect a faint wave like pattern (valleys and peaks). So decided with = new rotors and seals to go with new rotor housings. Those were used = ones and who knows how many miles they might have had.=20 =20 Well, I was quite surprised at the amount of wear on the seals - = 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. In any case, new stronger = seals are going to be used next - as well as additional of an air = filter. 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. So I do believe I have had some accelerated wear due to the = dust in and around my hangar over the past two years. Since a filter is = cheap, I'm going to stick one on. =20 Ed 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 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C54772.50387BD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Dave,
 
I was mixing oil in the fuel - 1 oz per = gallon.=20
 
Ed
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From:=20 david=20 mccandless
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 = 7:16=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: All = Parts have=20 arrived, Whew!


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

George, the rotor = housings=20 had some wear - but no gouges or groves, no missing chrome - so they = were=20 probably OK to reuse again.  However, there was what appeared = to be=20 "chatter" wear - strips across the chrome at regular = intervals.  When=20 you rubbed your fingers along them I could detect a faint wave like = pattern=20 (valleys and peaks).  So decided with new rotors and seals to = go with=20 new rotor housings.  Those were used ones and who knows how = many miles=20 they might have = had. 
 
Well,=20 I was quite surprised at the amount of wear on the seals -  = they were=20 brand new 150 hours ago but the seals were badly grooved and worn - = now I am=20 certain that wear was greatly accelerated by the poor condition of = the seal=20 slots - but still.  In any case, new stronger seals are going = to be=20 used next - as well as additional of an air filter.  I = personally don't=20 think an airfilter would have made any difference in the apex seal = breaking=20 - but, I also noticed that the rotor metal oil rings were worn = outside the=20 specs and they were new 150 hours ago.  So I do believe I have = had some=20 accelerated wear due to the dust in and around my hangar over the = past two=20 years.  Since a filter is cheap, I'm going to stick one = on.
 
Ed
Hi Ed, just = for=20 background info, were you mixing oil in the fuel, or maybe Richard = Sohn's=20 mod or did you use the stock Mazda metering pump? BR, = Dave
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