X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.188] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTPS id 983578 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:59:28 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.188; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d58-105-124-223.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [58.105.124.223]) by mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id k1DMwZFd009476 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:58:38 +1100 Message-ID: <009b01c630f1$058a0220$df7c693a@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:58:35 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0098_01C63144.D67B9BC0" 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_0098_01C63144.D67B9BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Stock seals in 2mm are three piece which are junk but the stock = 3mm seals are two piece and they are very good quality. Dave were they 2 or 3mm seals ??? Ken=20 Hi Ken, I think we were talking about Chuck's most recent problem, not = Dave's.=20 As for the seals, IIRC, Mazda made 2 and 3 piece 2mm seals over the = years. I can't recall which years though. Looking at the Mazdatrix = site, they list 86-95, 2mm, steel 2-piece Mazda seals. I don't see a = listing for 3 piece (maybe because they're junk). They also list = aftermarket 2-piece 2mm seals as well, so if he bought them from = Mazdatrix, they could have been non-Mazda seals. =20 Rusty Yes its Chucks, to many blown engines out there and got confused. I was not aware that Mazda made any two piece 2mm seals until the = RX8 came out, now the seals they offer for the early engines are the = same two piece seal that is in the RX8 but I don't think they were out = at the time that Chuck put that engine together but maybe. Ken Ken, The RX8 apex seals are much shorter in height than any previous seal. = I think you would be having a bit of compression problems using the RX8 = seals in anything but RX8 engines. George ( down under) ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C63144.D67B9BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure
 

   = Stock seals=20 in 2mm are three piece which are junk but the stock 3mm seals are = two piece=20 and they are very good quality.
  Dave = were they 2=20 or 3mm seals ???
  = Ken 
 
Hi=20 Ken,
 
I think we=20 were talking about Chuck's most recent problem, not=20 Dave's. 
 
As for the=20 seals, IIRC, Mazda made 2 and 3 piece 2mm seals over the = years.  I=20 can't recall which years though.  Looking at the Mazdatrix = site, they=20 list 86-95, 2mm, steel 2-piece Mazda seals.  I don't see a = listing for=20 3 piece (maybe because they're junk).  They also list = aftermarket=20 2-piece 2mm seals as well, so if he bought them from Mazdatrix, they = could=20 have been non-Mazda seals.   
 
Rusty
 

  Yes its Chucks, to many blown engines out there and got=20 confused.
  I was not aware that Mazda made any two piece 2mm seals = until the=20 RX8 came out, now the seals they offer for the early engines are the = same two=20 piece seal that is in the RX8 but I don't think they were out at the = time that=20 Chuck put that engine together but maybe.
   Ken
 
Ken,
 The RX8 apex seals are much shorter in height than any = previous=20 seal. I think you would be having a bit of compression problems using = the RX8=20 seals in anything but RX8 engines.
George ( down under)
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