X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTP id 3771323 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:57:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090724115651298.CLM29458@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:56:51 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] latest problem Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:56:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01CA0C34.4EFB3880" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcoMH7VgDBfgLlTYSleHpuQTImXYnQANSW0g X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20090724115651298.CLM29458@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CA0C34.4EFB3880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike, Glad to hear your corruption problem seems to have gone away with the seating of the chip. No fun flying with an intermittent problem of that kind! Regarding the oil leak. I ran into a similar type of problem when I needed to tap a hole where the shavings could easily fall into the engine. Not wanting to tear the engine down to do it, I found a solution to my problem. I "found" a tampon, coated it with plenty of petroleum jelly and stuffed it down the hole being careful to leave the extraction string sitting on top of the tampon. I then cut the threads with a tap, then reached in with a pick and got a hold of the string and carefully extracted the tampon with metal shavings and all. YMMV Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Wills Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 1:29 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] latest problem My engine seems to be working really well since reseating the improperly seated B chip in the EC-2. I've run for a few hours and have not been able to force a re-occurance of the lost data problem. I'm cautiously optimistic. I also appear to be jinxed. My engine has developed an oil leak. The engine was built by Bruce Turrentine and one of the mods he performed was to remove the stock oil filter pad. He didnt simply install a block off plate from Racing Beat though. He cut the pad off flush and plugged the remaining holes with what appears to be JB Weld. One of those plugs has suddenly started leaking. Not sure how best to fix this. Thinking the best approach is probably to remove the epoxy and tap for threaded plugs. But I'm afraid there may not be enough metal left to take a thread. Also afraid of dropping epoxy shavings down into the oil passage. I'm open to suggestions. Man I'm tired of working on this thing. I want to fly it! Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CA0C34.4EFB3880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mike,

 

Glad to hear your corruption = problem seems to have gone away with the seating of the chip.    No fun = flying with an intermittent problem of that kind!

 

Regarding the oil leak.  I ran = into a similar type of problem when I needed to tap a hole where the shavings = could easily fall into the engine.  Not wanting to tear the engine down = to do it,  I found a solution to my problem.  I “found” a tampon, = coated it with plenty of petroleum jelly and stuffed it down the hole being = careful to leave the extraction string sitting on top of the tampon.  I then = cut the threads with a tap, then reached in with a pick and got a hold of the = string and carefully extracted the tampon with metal shavings and = all.

 

YMMV

 

Ed

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Wills
Sent: Friday, July 24, = 2009 1:29 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = latest problem

 

My engine seems to be working really well since = reseating the improperly seated B chip in the EC-2. I've run for a few hours and = have not been able to force a re-occurance of the lost data problem. I'm = cautiously optimistic.

 

I also appear to be jinxed. My engine has developed = an oil leak. The engine was built by Bruce = Turrentine and one of the mods he performed was to remove the stock oil filter pad. = He didnt simply install a block off plate from Racing Beat though. He cut = the pad off flush and plugged the remaining holes with what appears to be JB = Weld. One of those plugs has suddenly started leaking. Not sure how best to fix = this. Thinking the best approach is probably to remove the epoxy and tap for = threaded plugs. But I'm afraid there may not be enough metal left to take a = thread. Also afraid of dropping epoxy shavings down into the oil passage. I'm open to suggestions.

 

Man I'm tired of working on this thing. I want to fly = it!

 

Mike Wills

RV-4 N144MW



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