X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s12.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1624284 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:03:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.84; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.84]) by bay0-omc1-s12.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:02:55 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:02:55 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.147.39 by BAY115-DAV12.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:02:54 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.147.39] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Planetary gear re-drive Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:02:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007E_01C71466.B2DA0200" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0034.2000 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:02:52 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Nov 2006 15:02:55.0499 (UTC) FILETIME=[9D951DB0:01C71490] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007E_01C71466.B2DA0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm sure that Dodge & Chevy gears are fine but anecdotal stories like = this are very suspect. Most transmission problems are related to = lubrication failure (clogged filters & ports, overheated transmission = fluid etc) and is is unrealistic to think that only Ford owners fail to = change their transmission fluid & filters and never overheat their = transmissions. It ain't only Fords visiting those Aamco shops : ) Tracy (fearing a visit to my orthopedic surgeon. Transmission is fine = but ball joint is acting up ) Ken talked about a friend who is a top authority on transmissions and his love of ford t-6 gear systems, = because they keep him well employed. he said this friend proceeded to show him = a 55 gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or dodge part in there, all = ford. ------------- Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6 planetary reduction:). Al ------=_NextPart_000_007E_01C71466.B2DA0200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm=20 sure that Dodge & Chevy gears are fine but anecdotal stories = like this=20 are very suspect.  Most transmission problems are related = to=20 lubrication failure (clogged filters & ports, overheated=20 transmission fluid etc) and is is unrealistic to think that only = Ford=20 owners fail to change their transmission fluid & filters and never = overheat=20 their transmissions.   It ain't only Fords visiting those = Aamco=20 shops  : )

 

Tracy (fearing a visit to my orthopedic = surgeon. =20 Transmission is fine but ball joint is acting = up )

 

 

 

Ken=20 talked about a friend who is a top

authority on transmissions and his love of = ford t-6 gear=20 systems, because

they keep him well employed.  he said = this friend=20 proceeded to show him a 55

 

gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or = dodge part=20 in there, all ford.

 

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Gee; thanks.  Really ups my confidence = flying a 20B=20 with a Ford C-6

planetary reduction:).

 

Al

 
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