X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp102.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.53.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with SMTP id 1316744 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:39:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.53.27; envelope-from=prvt_pilot@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 67025 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2006 14:38:19 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:Importance:In-Reply-To; b=NvlfM3W765qNc75dURGkiwhx3YpyRYt/7C8/w7RaCyZedzgmvDgqwaApTFMy1uSdqLJz+KfWteg7EFpBUBHW4pLTlkpx5kXYuYOk//N8xq3nAEA7ZkoWTnhw5EPozNB5b1Wf7o6MGVZszze4HGDsy0GFAq8A1WweHT7Rb7PG378= ; Received: from unknown (HELO stevehome) (prvt?pilot@71.55.75.37 with login) by smtp102.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Jul 2006 14:38:18 -0000 From: "Steve Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B back together Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:38:27 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0080_01C6B09F.A14E9C10" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C6B09F.A14E9C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I can't believe that I read that the rotary "guru" said that his problems were due to inexperience. Reading that doesn't speak too much for where I'm at on the experience scale. I guess that I'd be lucky to identify a rotary engine at 10 paces. Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Tracy Crook Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:00 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B back together The tear down and apex seal replacement job on my 20B turned out to be a 6 day ordeal instead of a quick 2 hour job but it's done and I can get back to finishing the RV-8 again. Most of the problems were caused by inexperience (haven't had to tear down a rotary in over 12 years) and the fact that this was not a standard 20B but a mongrel built out of mostly 13B parts. I went ahead and replaced the stock coolant O-rings with TES parts while replacing the Hurley apex seals. Did a careful weighing of parts to see exactly how much more the 20B weighs compared to the 2nd gen 13B. Difference is 70 lbs, about 3 pounds more than I previously thought. This represents a 22% gain in installed weight compared to a 50% increase in power. Not a bad trade. Got up early this AM and launched for OSH but my PDA based GPS went dead 11 minutes after take-off. Futzed with it for a while but no joy. Returned to Shady Bend and found that the battery cover had popped loose and it shuts down when that happens : ( Put it back on but then found that it will pop off at the slightest touch. Taped it shut and all seems well so will try again tomorrow morning. Have to leave early to get in before field closes for airshow. Tracy (packing old GPS in plane for backup) ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C6B09F.A14E9C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I can't believe that I read that = the rotary=20 "guru" said that his problems were due to inexperience. Reading = that=20 doesn't speak too much for where I'm at on the experience scale. =20

I guess that I'd be lucky to = identify a=20 rotary engine at 10 paces.

Steve Brooks

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors = in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Tracy = Crook
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:00 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B back=20 together

The tear down and apex seal replacement job on my 20B turned = out to=20 be a 6 day ordeal instead of a quick 2 hour job but it's = done and I=20 can get back to finishing the RV-8 again.   Most of the = problems=20 were caused by inexperience (haven't had to tear down a rotary in = over 12=20 years) and the fact that this was not a standard 20B but a = mongrel built=20 out of mostly 13B parts.   I went ahead = and replaced the=20 stock coolant O-rings with TES parts while replacing=20 the Hurley apex seals.

Did a careful weighing of parts to see exactly how much more the = 20B=20 weighs compared to the 2nd gen 13B.  Difference is 70 = lbs,=20 about 3 pounds more than I previously thought. This represents a = 22%=20 gain in installed weight compared to a 50% increase in power. = Not a bad=20 trade.

Got up early this AM and launched for OSH but my PDA based GPS = went dead=20 11 minutes after take-off. Futzed with it for a while but no = joy. =20 Returned to Shady Bend and found that the battery cover had popped = loose and=20 it shuts down when that happens : (    Put it back on = but then=20 found that it will pop off at the slightest touch. Taped it shut = and all=20 seems well so will try again tomorrow morning. Have to leave = early to=20 get in before field closes for airshow.

Tracy (packing old GPS in plane for=20 backup)

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