X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.168] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c4) with ESMTPS id 762093 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:26:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.168; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-40-87.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.40.87]) by mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j9BLPmJr021094 for ; Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:25:50 +1000 Message-ID: <003601c5ceaa$c011ee90$5728ecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Help!! Installing Tracy's apex seals Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:28:40 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01C5CEFE.911A6B90" 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_0033_01C5CEFE.911A6B90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave,=20 You have to clue the corner piece to the main piece with super-glue.=20 I'm unsure of what type is used locally in the USA. BTW I recently purchased the DIY-RE 13B Rebuild CD( X 4) see = www.diy-re.co.nz it cost me $145 Aust about $110 US and does cover quite = a bit of detail - I'm not unhappy with spending the money. It does only cover the engine itself George ( down under) In Bruce's video he talks about putting the corner piece of the apex = seal toward the front of the engine. But with Tracy's seals the corner = piece is not attached. So I cannot get the apex seal spring to slide in = because the corner piece (now down at the bottom of the slot) has slid = back a little.=20 If I put the corner piece toward the rear of the engine, I am able to = get everything in place just fine. Is there any problem with putting the corner pieces in last (toward = the rear of the engine)? --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C5CEFE.911A6B90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dave,
You have to clue the corner piece to = the main piece=20 with super-glue.
I'm unsure of what type is used locally = in the=20 USA.
 
 BTW I recently=20 purchased the DIY-RE 13B Rebuild CD( X 4) see www.diy-re.co.nz it cost me = $145 Aust=20 about $110 US and does cover quite a bit of detail - I'm not unhappy = with=20 spending the money.
It does only cover the engine = itself
George ( down under)
In Bruce's video he talks about putting the corner piece of the = apex seal=20 toward the front of the engine.  But with Tracy's seals the = corner piece=20 is not attached. So I cannot get the apex seal spring to slide in = because the=20 corner piece (now down at the bottom of the slot) has slid back a = little.=20
 
If I put the corner piece toward the rear of the engine, I am = able to get=20 everything in place just fine.
 
Is there any problem with putting the corner pieces in last = (toward the=20 rear of the engine)?

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Dave Leonard
Turbo = Rotary RV-6=20 N4VY
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
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