X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.169.223] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with SMTP id 913694 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:16:54 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.163.169.223; envelope-from=prvt_pilot@yahoo.com Received: from unknown (HELO stevehome) (prvt?pilot@24.136.242.117 with login) by smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Apr 2005 11:16:07 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Engine Rebuild Finished! Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:19:59 -0400 Message-ID: <084a01c54988$b867fdd0$6401a8c0@workgroup.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_084B_01C54967.31565DD0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_084B_01C54967.31565DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed, Congratulations on the rebuild. You're right about the weather not looking too good for the next couple of days. Its suppose to warm up to the mid 60s today, but then, it looks like some rain is headed our way for Tuesday, and maybe Wednesday morning. I looking forward to your "first start" report. Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:03 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft 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). 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_084B_01C54967.31565DD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ed,

Congratulations on the rebuild. You're right about the = weather not=20 looking too good for the next couple of days. Its suppose to warm = up to=20 the mid 60s today, but then, it looks like some rain is headed our way = for=20 Tuesday, and maybe Wednesday morning.

I=20 looking forward to your "first start" report.

Steve=20 Brooks

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:03 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
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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