Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #53908
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: - Day dreaming...
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:31:49 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Lehanover@aol.com wrote:
OK three things. The distributor drive gear on the crank is up for some wear stress. The drive gear on the distributor and the crank angle sensor is not, and will gleefully drop iron dust into the oil when heavily loaded.
 
You've mentioned this before, and it is one reason that the secondary ignition with its own power supply is a "future enhancement".  One of the prerequisites of that setup was finding a suitable replacement for the distributor  drive gear.

But, that was before I owned a lathe.  Now, all I have to do is buy a short round of suitable stock and cut one myself.  What would be the best material:  steel, aluminum or brass?
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