Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 857888 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:31:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.10] (cpe-065-187-243-074.nc.res.rr.com [65.187.243.74]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id j372V5Lv019788 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:31:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <42549B66.5080004@nc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:31:02 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-1.3.2 (X11/20050324) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Timing References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Kelly Troyer wrote: > George, > I have come to the same conclusion !! > -- > Kelly Troyer > Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 > > -------------- Original message from "George Lendich" > : -------------- > > Kelly. > I picked-up a second hand set of pulley, timing wheel and pick-up > for $100 Aust - new cost was about $170 for Pulley/Timing wheel > and $93 Aust for pick-up. Mine was off a Mazda demonstrator engine > and didn't have much use. > > The timing wheel is attached to the pulley by bolts through the > pulley. I don't know why you have to buy them together! I will > know more when I get them. > But the way to go, I believe > George (down under) > From what I can pick up from the conversation, the RX-8 uses some sort of optical pick-up from a wheel attached to the crankshaft through the pulley. What is the advantage in our application? Compactness? Lightness? Durability? Anyone have a picture they could share? -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."