X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from outbound-b1.mx-route.com ([208.123.79.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2k) with ESMTP id 4862761 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:42:21 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.123.79.45; envelope-from=tom@midwestaviation.net Received: from fl-184-0-224-156.dhcp.centurylinkservices.net (HELO [192.168.1.66]) ([184.0.224.156]) by smtp.mxtoolbox.com with ESMTP/TLS/AES128-SHA; 11 Feb 2011 23:41:46 -0600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Marcotte PSRU From: Thomas Giddings In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:41:45 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <62437C15-E8C4-4BED-90AD-E922AABBD3D5@midwestaviation.net> References: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Hi John: wow..Thanks for the information. You should try to call = him...He has always returned my calls..I talked to him a couple of days = ago for a half hour..I had all but made my mind up to get one until your = post..What other problems has he had. He claims he has had only one = problem...also have you talked with Guy Marcotte or have you tried to = call his old sales rep. Ray I think WAS his name. he passed away awhile = back. I was trying to contact him with obviously no reply.=20 Tom Giddings On Feb 11, 2011, at 8:24 PM, = wrote: > Tom, I have an early Marcotte PSRU on a 13B Mazda in a Wittman = Tailwind and it has so far been a real DUD. The pilot bearing was a = bushing which didn't work out. It was replaced with a needle bearing = that couldn't stand torisional movement of the crankshaft and the PSRU = input shaft, this design has now been replaced by a double bearing = arrangement on the input shaft to eliminate the pilot bearing. Twice I = have lost the oil, 80W, first time due to a vent tank for expansion, the = second time the output shaft seal fell out due to the aluminum case = expanding faster that the seal, resulting in a fire at 4000 AGL at 190 = MPH resulting in a bad landing in a wheat field. I have had no luck = contacting Marcotte about getting any information on the redrive and all = I know about all the problems I have read in the Contact Magazine, so in = my opinion it is a true field test operation and buyer beware. JohnD > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Giddings" = > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 7:24 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Marcotte PSRU >=20 >=20 > Has anyone on this list had any experience or is using the Marcotte = PSRU with constant Speed Prop option ? If not are there any solutions = to the Hydraulic prop governor out there? Thanks >=20 > Kid Regards > Tom Giddings >=20 >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html=20 >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html