Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:07:21 -0800
From: Ken Welter <rotary.coot@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Auto Conversion - Conversion
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>I'm sorry to say that after my various adventures in "Rotary Land" this last
>year it's time to hang up my rotors and put a Lycosaur in my Cozy. My wife
>and aviation friends close to me were getting tired of hearing stories of
>excitement in the air and were urging me to give up on the rotary and put a
>"conventional engine" in my plane. I've wrestled with that decision since I
>lost an apex seal in December and last week finally decided to make the
>change.
>
>I found a Lycoming for a pretty reasonable cost that should perform well in
>my Cozy and I finalized the deal this week.
>
>So, for those "Lurkers" on the list, have I got a deal for you - especially
>if you're building a canard pusher! I'm selling all my rotary related parts
>and thought I'd offer them on the rotary email lists first. EVERYTHING
>needed to fly are here (except for a rebuild kit to repair the apex seal
>issue). The items are:
>
>1. Rotary Engine w/ at least 1 broken apex seal. Includes:
>    a. Mazda Oil Cooler
>    b. Howe Aluminum racing radiator
>    c. Atkins Intake Manifold with tuned extensions
>    (including injectors)
>    d. TWM Throttle body and fuel rail
>    e. MicroTech Engine Computer
>    f. Bosch 80A Alternator
>    g. Starter
>    h. Coils
>2. Conversion Concepts Engine Mount (for Cozy)
>3. Tracy Crook PSRU RD-1B 2.175:1
>4. Tracy Crook Engine Monitor - EM-2
>5. Custom Tuned Exhaust System (remember
>    this is a pusher application it is pointed
>    toward the prop)
>
>The engine, mount, and PSRU have a total of about 100hrs of run time on
>them.
>The exhaust system has all of about 5 hours on it.
>The attached pic's show the engine before I went with tuned intake and
>exhaust.
>
>I have $7000+ in the engine and all items in #1 above.
>The engine mount was originally $650
>The PSRU was originally $2800
>The EM-2 was originally $950
>The tuned exhaust was $700
>
>I'd like to get at least $7000 for all of it.
>
>Thanx,
>Joe Hull
>Redmond/Seattle WA, Cozy-Mark-IV - 71hrs (of excitement!)
>


   I understand your decision and think it is a wise choice 
considering your plane, the problem with experimenting with engines 
in a plan such as a Canard or something like a Gassair or Lancair is 
that if that windmill ever stop turning you better have something big 
flat and black to put it down on, a plane such as a big wheeled bush 
plane or seaplane are ideal and the RV's are also good with there low 
landing speeds.
   I also lost an engine in the same place you lost your apex seal, I 
had just departed the Arlington air show when the thrust bearing went 
out do to the Ross gearbox and I set it down in the Skagit river, no 
big deal as I had a boat under me.
  I am just now starting to build a Zodiac XL 601 and it will have an 
0-200 in it as I am done experimenting as I just want to fly it, no 
not going to get rid of the Coot as I will base it up in the San Juan 
island along with the motor home and boat the I have up there  and 
use the 601 to zip back and forth with a hell of a lot less fuel burn 
and a lot faster than the Coot.
  Ken Welter