X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTPS id 1027834 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:51:09 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.164; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-107-82.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.107.82]) by mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j5ULoKcC020043 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:50:21 +1000 Message-ID: <006b01c57dbd$bfe935b0$526b1fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Exhaust flange leak Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:50:36 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0068_01C57E11.9122ADC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C57E11.9122ADC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageA bit of silicone will fix-up exhaust leaks. You must take them = off, put on the silicone and then bolt it back up. It works for me! George (down under)=20 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? I would say C. Amazing that it works, but it really does work. =20 Rusty=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C57E11.9122ADC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
A bit of silicone will fix-up exhaust = leaks. You=20 must take them off, put on the silicone and then bolt it back = up.
It works for me!
George (down under) 
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?

 

 

 

I = would say C. =20 Amazing that it works, but it really does=20 work.  

 

Rusty 

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