Message

Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3145809 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 20:36:54 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.0.150.210]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040405003654.VNBO1781.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:36:54 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Apex seals Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:36:57 -0500 Message-ID: <028401c41aa6$19f55ba0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0285_01C41A7C.311F53A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0285_01C41A7C.311F53A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the info...It is Wayne's engine. I would like to ask you a = couple more questions about them. I could email you privately if that OK?=20 =20 Sure. Wayne is actually the one who let me in on the new engine deal, = so I have him to thank for mine. =20 =20 Also, I ran across the site in AU. They have some interesting ceramic seals. http://www.selectmaz.com.au/apex_seals.htm. Thanks Dean=20 =20 Oz has a lot of rotary engine wisdom. They seem to be far more common = over there (or is that down under there). You notice that they didn't claim = the seals were cheap, unless you compared them to a new engine and turbo :-) Tracy is selling some new metal seals that sound pretty bullet proof. = They probably won't have the long wear life of the ceramics, but how much = life is enough? In the rest of my life, I probably won't fly enough to wear out = a set of seals. =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0285_01C41A7C.311F53A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Thanks for = the=20 info…..It is Wayne’s engine. I would like to = ask you a=20 couple more questions about them. I could email you privately if that = OK?

Sure. Wayne is=20 actually the one who let me in on the new engine deal, so I have=20 him to thank for = mine.

Also, I ran across the site in = AU. They=20 have some interesting ceramic seals. http://www.selectmaz.= com.au/apex_seals.htm.

Thanks

Dean

Oz has a = lot of rotary=20 engine wisdom. They seem to be far more common over there (or = is that=20 down under there). You notice that they didn't claim the seals=20 were cheap, unless you compared them to a new engine and turbo=20 :-) Tracy is selling some new metal seals that sound = pretty=20 bullet proof. They probably won't have the long wear life of the = ceramics,=20 but how much life is enough? In the rest of my life, I = probably=20 won't fly enough to wear out a set of=20 seals.

Cheers,

Rusty

------=_NextPart_000_0285_01C41A7C.311F53A0--