Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #20720
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Attn: Finn -Shattered Apex seal Was "V" Groove
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 08:33:50 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
<... I have no data on max life in racing ...>
How often do you rebuild your race engines?  Soft rebuild?  New engine?
I assumed rebuild of some sort between seasons ... Jim S.



Lehanover@aol.com wrote:

I don't know if the grooves are hardened.

I have never warn out a groove, so I don't know how long they last. But the carbon seals are very much lighter than the iron seals, and I use too much oil in the fuel
( 8 Ozs in 5 gallons of Redline racing 2 cycle) So I have no data on max life in racing. Lynn E. Hanover  

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