X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.51.84] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1027578 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:03:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.51.84; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:02:21 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by BAY107-DAV12.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:02:20 +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] Exhaust flange leak Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:02:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_028A_01C57D8D.16F20E30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:02:17 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jun 2005 20:02:21.0233 (UTC) FILETIME=[A0041210:01C57DAE] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_028A_01C57D8D.16F20E30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable B worked for me on 2nd gen engine. Assumes that gasket is not toasted. Tracy 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_028A_01C57D8D.16F20E30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
B worked for me on 2nd gen engine.  Assumes that gasket is not = toasted.
 
Tracy

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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