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 913557 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:03:27 -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 j3P32bLw008310 for ; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:02:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <006a01c54943$3cfc6ea0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Engine Rebuild Finished! Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:02:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01C54921.B5AA6A40" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C54921.B5AA6A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Finished the engine rebuild and loaded engine and lift into the van = tonight. Got 95 psi on both rotors - which supposedly with new rotors = is about par, may pick up a bit as the new seals and rotors wear in. Wx = is suppose to be in the 30s tomorrow morning and depending on how = quickly it warms up may put off installing it a day or so - naah, I'll = just bundle up. One other Gotcha, got me today. When you are installing the rotors on = the e shaft it is very important that your pay attention to the = orientation of the lobe and the rotor's position on the side housing. = For the front rotor placing the lobe up toward up 12 O'clock (opposite = the direction of the oil pan normal engine orientation in auto) and one = vertex of the rotor aligned with the lobe. When you go to put the = center housing over the lobe and settle it on the front rotor housing = you need the visible lobe of the e shaft to point to about 8 O'clock. = Once its past the lobe and on the front rotor then you need to move the = lobe to the 6 O'clock position for placing the rear rotor on it. If you = don't do this you will find the rotor housing around the rotor and YOU = CANT MOVE THE ROTOR (don't ask me how I know). =20 A bit tired so my O'clock position might be off, so read the Haynes = manual and watch Bruces' video and save yourself some consternation {:>) Best Regards Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C54921.B5AA6A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Finished the engine rebuild and loaded = engine and=20 lift into the van tonight.  Got 95 psi on both rotors - which = supposedly=20 with new rotors is about par, may pick up a bit as the new seals and = rotors wear=20 in.  Wx is suppose to be in the 30s tomorrow morning and depending = on how=20 quickly it warms up may put off installing it a day or so - naah, I'll = just=20 bundle up.
 
One other Gotcha, got me today.  = When you are=20 installing the rotors on the e shaft it is very important that your pay=20 attention to the orientation of the lobe and the rotor's position on the = side=20 housing.  For the front rotor placing the lobe up toward up 12 = O'clock=20 (opposite the direction of the oil pan normal engine orientation in = auto) and=20 one vertex of the rotor aligned with the lobe.  When you go to put = the=20 center housing over the lobe and settle it on the front rotor housing = you need=20 the visible lobe of the e shaft to point to about 8 O'clock.   = Once=20 its past the lobe and on the front rotor then you need to move the lobe = to the 6=20 O'clock position for placing the rear rotor on it.  If you = don't do=20 this you will find the rotor housing around the rotor and YOU CANT MOVE = THE=20 ROTOR (don't ask me how I know). 
 
A bit tired so my O'clock position = might be off, so=20 read the Haynes manual and watch Bruces' video and save yourself some=20 consternation {:>)
 
Best Regards
 
Ed
 
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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