X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1027278 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:51:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-065-188-083-049.carolina.res.rr.com [65.188.83.49]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j5UGoDl9004382 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:50:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002401c57d93$d3538da0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Exhaust flange leak Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:50:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C57D72.4C149C10" 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_0021_01C57D72.4C149C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy has reported excellent results using just the Orange colored High = Temp RTV. I only use a gasket on my 13B Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:56 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Exhaust flange leak Looking for advice. I have a small leak at #3 rotor housing to = exhaust flange, detected by a bit of discoloring on a SS baffle that is = about an inch away. I installed with the stock Mazda flange gaskets. I = have re-torqued the nuts, no change Should I: a) Remove and replace gasket? b) Remove and coat gasket with high temp RTV? c) Throw away all three gaskets and use only high temp = RTV? d) None of the above and ignore the leak? Thanks, Al ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C57D72.4C149C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy has reported excellent results using just = the Orange=20 colored High Temp RTV.  I only use a gasket on my 13B
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 = 11:56=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Exhaust = flange=20 leak

Looking for = advice.  I have=20 a small leak at #3 rotor housing to exhaust flange, detected by a bit = of=20 discoloring on a SS baffle that is about an inch away.  I = installed with=20 the stock Mazda flange gaskets.  I have re-torqued the nuts, no=20 change

 

Should I: a) Remove = and replace=20 gasket?

         =20      b) Remove and coat gasket with high temp=20 RTV?

         =20      c) Throw away all three gaskets and use only = high=20 temp RTV?

         =20      d)  None of the above and ignore the=20 leak?

 

Thanks,

 

Al

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