X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.51.81] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1001834 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:11:10 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.51.81; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:10:25 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by BAY107-DAV9.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:10:25 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.220] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Where's Ed Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:10:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FC_01C570F3.2EF8AC60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:10:21 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jun 2005 19:10:25.0978 (UTC) FILETIME=[B891E1A0:01C57114] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FC_01C570F3.2EF8AC60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Keep in mind this is second hand information and I have not seen the = below described things with my own eyeballs. Ed is still in repair mode. One of the apex seal corner pieces = disappeared during disassembly and I just sent him a replacement apex = seal. =20 A Coolant O-ring is heat damaged in one spot which corresponds to a heat = damaged spot near the o-ring groove on BOTH side housings of the = affected rotor. The metal is blued in 'thumbprint' sized spots = indicating very high temperatures. =20 This is an entirely new symptom that has never been seen before (at = least by me). The only logical explanation would be a defective rotor = housing (too narrow in one place) causing the side housings to be = brought into contact with the sides of the rotor when it heated up. = Remember that Ed's engine was very 'tight' after his last overhaul which = was NOT normal for a 2nd gen engine and should be cause for concern. =20 While this is the 'logical' conclusion, I think it is very unlikely. = The cause will probably be something unexpected and maybe not ever = explained. Ed seems to get all of these : ) Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Where's Ed Can anyone give a status report on Ed Anderson's coolant leak? Is he = still in LA? Has he determined the source of the leak? =20 =20 Mark S. (curiosity killed the cat) ------=_NextPart_000_00FC_01C570F3.2EF8AC60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Keep in mind this is second hand information and I have not seen = the below=20 described things with my own eyeballs.
 
Ed is still in repair mode.  One of the apex seal corner = pieces=20 disappeared during disassembly and I just sent him a replacement = apex=20 seal. 
 
A Coolant O-ring is heat damaged in one spot which corresponds to a = heat=20 damaged spot near the o-ring groove on BOTH side housings of the = affected=20 rotor.  The metal is blued in  'thumbprint' sized spots = indicating=20 very high temperatures. 
 
This is an entirely new symptom that has never been seen before (at = least=20 by me).  The only logical explanation would be a defective rotor = housing=20 (too narrow in one place) causing the side housings to be brought into = contact=20 with the sides of the rotor when it heated up.   Remember that = Ed's=20 engine was very 'tight' after his last overhaul which was NOT = normal for a=20 2nd gen engine and should be cause for concern. 
 
While this is the 'logical' conclusion, I think it is very = unlikely. =20 The cause will probably be something unexpected and maybe not ever=20 explained.  Ed seems to get all of these : )
 
Tracy
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark R Steitle =
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 = 10:31=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Where's = Ed

Can anyone give a status = report on=20 Ed Anderson=92s coolant leak?  Is he still in LA?  Has he = determined=20 the source of the leak? 

 

Mark=20 S.

(curiosity killed the=20 = cat)

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