X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-iw0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4478960 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:02:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so2412448iwn.25 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:01:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Qff9IfMydsH3FFT9qt3YfrWEzv/T+WhPsCB5ErAOXB0=; b=e7H6xT8r4UaUOWZJTYyva28kJcrBp1dqcO6UafC4Z03NH2l3G+lNbleoQkWfdsz0TY 4LACkOuD+7i4tnlhcqI3LHKeO9gEeCL9I4zLz9gJtkUfDXBdmkIluvtn38me19bHs5fq fr2raUt6pUWXtRpYdRYSffomc7ltRO2ThMh28= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=oZrqDHG3Pzg+A1iIQWMmt6OuSgMjuscR2mOVZeaeXsQEdWgERmlbqCpibxQuOQ4nOm TzaAw7eDpprVtH67o6Cwrkgsi5LXkLtu6bqTa1RVaxeoUd2ikrPnJkQDGQTIscyFdUgW WMkVdNI44jdhE+S50ACIblK1NCs9FxjBR5s9U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.149.140 with SMTP id t12mr3197131ibv.100.1285300915084; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:01:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.145.137 with HTTP; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:01:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:01:55 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator v-belts From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00504501416f7920010490f9708c --00504501416f7920010490f9708c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I use a gates multi-v and bought another this year (same part number) to change it out this year. But the new one is at least 1cm longer than the old one, and would require a whole new alternator thension arm to take up the slack. So the old one is still there because I don't have time for the extra work. My guess is that they run in batches and on batch may be very different from the others.. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Al Gietzen wrote: > My first dual belts were from two different manufacturers, and were very > closely matched. Worked fine for 100 hours; then I changed them =91just > because=92. I bought two Gates of the same part number, and they were > excellent match. They have about 100 hours and still look good. I=92ll = run > these longer. > > > > Al > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *O= n > Behalf Of *Lehanover@aol.com > *Sent:* Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:58 PM > > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator v-belts > > > > ED & other dual Gates belts users ( including myself ) at our last chapte= r > fly-in two gyro planes came in & the owner/designer/builder was telling G= reg > & I about a company that makes heavy-duty "matched " v-belts for his gy= ro > drive sys., point is they are matched, one of our belts is stretching > differently than the other ( one is loose other is tight ). Greg is going= to > purchase a couple of belts for our 13B stock 70A Mazda Alt. with > under-drive dual v-belt sys., will let you know as soon as we know. Davi= d > R. Cook RV6A Rotary last rivets now installed ( Data plt. ) slapped in > the face by the economy so moving very slow. > > > --00504501416f7920010490f9708c Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I use a gates multi-v and bought another this year (same part=A0number= )=A0to change it out this year.=A0 But the new one is at least 1cm longer t= han the old one, and would require a whole new alternator thension arm to t= ake up the slack.=A0 So the old one is still there because I don't have= time for the extra work.=A0 My guess is that they run in batches and on ba= tch may be very different from the others..

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David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net


On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net<= /a>> wrote:

My first du= al belts were from two different manufacturers, and were very closely match= ed. Worked fine for 100 hours; then I changed them =91just because=92. I bo= ught two Gates of the e part number, = and they were excellent match. =A0They have about 100 hours and still look = good.=A0 I=92ll run these longer.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:<= a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net" target=3D"_blank">flyrotary@l= ancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Lehanover@ao= l.com
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:58 PM

To: R= otary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re: Alternator v-belts

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ED & other dual Gates belts users ( including myself ) = at our last chapter fly-in two gyro planes came in & the owner/designer= /builder was telling Greg & I about a company that makes heavy-duty=A0 = "matched "=A0 v-belts for=A0his gyro drive sys., point is they ar= e matched, one of our belts is stretching differently than the other ( one = is loose other is tight ). Greg is going to purchase a couple of belts for = our 13B stock 70A =A0Mazda Alt. with under-drive dual v-belt sys., will let= you know as soon as we know.=A0 David R. Cook=A0 RV6A=A0 Rotary=A0 last ri= vets now installed ( Data plt. ) slapped in the face by the economy so movi= ng very slow.

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