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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: It's Quiet
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Thanks for the tip Steve.

Mark

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Steven Boese <sboese@uwyo.edu> wrote:

>  All,
>
>
>
> For what it is worth, I had a slow oil leak between the oil pan or the
> block and the mounting plate the first time I assembled it in spite of
> cleaning the surfaces well.  The second time I put things together, after
> cleaning all the mating surfaces several times with brake cleaner, I
> embedded a light cotton string in the Ultra-Grey on both sides of the
> mounting plate.  This allowed me to tighten the oil pan bolts without
> squeezing out all the sealant from the joint.  This would be somewhat
> similar to the use of a silk thread between the case halves on a
> conventional  aircraft engine.  I realize that this is a limited data set
> (one instance) but at least I don=92t have oil leaks in this area so far.
>
>
>
> Steve Boese
>
> RV6A, 13B NA, EC2, RD1A
>
>
>

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Thanks for the tip Steve. <br><br>Mark <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Steven Boese <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:sboese@uwyo.edu">sboese@uwyo.edu</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 2=
04); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">









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<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">All,</span></p=
>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">=A0</span></p>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">For what it is=
 worth, I had a slow oil leak between the oil pan
or the block and the mounting plate the first time I assembled it in spite =
of
cleaning the surfaces well.=A0 The second time I put things together, after=
 cleaning
all the mating surfaces several times with brake cleaner, I embedded a ligh=
t
cotton string in the Ultra-Grey on both sides of the mounting plate.=A0 Thi=
s
allowed me to tighten the oil pan bolts without squeezing out all the seala=
nt
from the joint.=A0 This would be somewhat similar to the use of a silk
thread between the case halves on a conventional =A0aircraft engine.=A0 I
realize that this is a limited data set (one instance) but at least I don=
=92t
have oil leaks in this area so far.</span></p>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">=A0</span></p>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Steve Boese</s=
pan></p>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">RV6A, 13B NA, =
EC2, RD1A</span></p>

<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">=A0</span></p>

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