X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 913576 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:30:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.44.202]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050425032951.MIXU2467.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:29:51 -0400 Message-ID: <035e01c54947$041d4560$072cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Engine Rebuild Finished! Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:29:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_035B_01C5491D.1A96D920" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_035B_01C5491D.1A96D920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good luck with reinstalling your engine and getting your plane back = home. Wish I could send some of our warmer weather to you for a couple = days. Thanks for sharing your rebuilding tips and experience with us. = Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 10:02 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine Rebuild Finished! 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_035B_01C5491D.1A96D920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good luck with reinstalling your engine = and getting=20 your plane back home. Wish I could send some of our warmer weather to = you for a=20 couple days.  Thanks for sharing your rebuilding tips and = experience with=20 us.  Paul Conner
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 = 10:02=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine = Rebuild=20 Finished!

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=20 wear in.  Wx is suppose to be in the 30s tomorrow morning and = depending=20 on how quickly it warms up may put off installing it a day or so - = naah, I'll=20 just bundle up.
 
One other Gotcha, got me today.  = When you=20 are 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=20 6 O'clock position for placing the rear rotor on it.  If you = don't=20 do 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,=20 so 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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