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Hey Guys,
Enough already! I'm with Dave on this TES O
ring business, but I'm even MORE radical ...
If the factory O rings were good enough
to win Le Mans 24 Hr, it would seem that they SHOULD be good enough for
our purposes. Moreover, they seem to last 20 odd years and over
500,000 km in cars that are well looked after and serviced regularly and the
cooling systems kept clean.
The only time I've EVER seen Factory O
rings fail (since the mid '70s) is if the engine has been "cooked",
(and then the rotor housings are warped), or the rotor housings have
corroded (due to lack of a regular coolant changes), and in both
these failure modes, the rotor housings are throw-aways anyhow. Not
the O ring's fault that the engine leaks water - OIF (Operator Induced
Failure).
So seriously, can someone PLEASE tell me WHY
you all want to use TES O rings instead of the factory ones?? Apart from
price, (which seems to be an issue with some), and the fact that the
big bearded guy at that "other" place says you should - so why don't you
guys just ask HIM for the relevant part # - he knows EVERYTHING).
Still, for the life of me, I just
can't see what technical advantages there are (apart from busting the O
ring grooves if you happen to get the sizing wrong). I'm afraid that it
has totally escaped me.
Cheers,
Leon
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:48
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: TES "O"
Rings
I cannot stand this any longer, "For Crying out loud" Why not
get an OEM Mazda O ring, send it to Creavey and get Jeff to make one the
goddamn same size! It was good enough for LeMans for 24 hrs, it will be good
enough for us. FWIW, Dave McC
On 24/07/2005, at 9:29 AM, George Lendich
wrote:
Kelly,
Maybe
at this present point in time, but who knows down the track.
BTW
one size I omitted for the inner "O" ring was the .093" which was approx 1 :
.77 - good for that size recess, I thought by just looking at it,it
would be too small ( thin), which Bill identified as being a uneducated
response.
I
ment to tell you, but forgot.
I
am also now thinking that the .093 may be too large for the outer - however
it won't see the same heat, nor expand as much as the inner.
Their
results will be interesting.
George
( down under)
George,
It may be that only you and I
are interested in the correct size of the
coolent O-rings and/or the
need for a TES outer O-ring........Housing
is boxed and ready to ship
to "Creavey" Monday !
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke
Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
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