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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 7:19
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Rebuild
Finished!
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
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