X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 932117 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 May 2005 08:34:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j44CXr0W005571 for ; Wed, 4 May 2005 08:33:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001301c550a5$8c1576d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 08:33:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C55084.04BEB780" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C55084.04BEB780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bob, Good to hear. But, my seals are not RWS they are also the Hurley seal. = So it would be interesting in particular to compare the reading you get = with Rusty's seal (Hurley) and my seal. I still think my seal may not = have the same degree of hardness - based on what appeared to be ridges = of metal pushed up under the rubbing surface. I am use to "hardened" = things breaking fairly easily but not rubbing a ridge. To give Van Inc the benefit of the doubt, they have published several = articles on the rotary written by myself and Tracy (and perhaps others), = so given his preference for "Lycomings" (and why not- he sells more than = anyone else), I think he's been more than fair in the past. No longer = get the Rvator so didn't get to read the article. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob Perkinson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:48 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine Ed, Rusty, The mailbox was full of seals today. Rusty's Hurley seal and Ed's RWS = seal. It will be Thursday before I go back in to work so I should have = something to put on the list Thursday night. Ed you are right, the 2 = piece seal should do better under the tester than the 3 piece one. I also got my Rvator today there was an article in there about Gerry = Gustafson and Jim Clark and their Powersport powered RV's. Being fairly = new at following the Rvator I am not sure if this article on alternative = power plants is good bad or indifferent=20 Bob Perkinson Hendersonville, TN. RV9A N658RP Reserved If nothing changes Nothing changes =20 =20 Hey Tracy, Did you get the broken seals I sent yet? Probably no time to look = at them with the trip and all - so go ahead keep us in suspense (at = least me) for another two - three weeks {:>) ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C55084.04BEB780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Bob,
 
Good to hear.  But, my seals are not RWS = they are=20 also the Hurley seal.  So it would be interesting in particular to = compare=20 the reading you get with Rusty's seal (Hurley) and my seal.  I = still think=20 my seal may not have the same degree of hardness - based on what = appeared to be=20 ridges of metal pushed up under the rubbing surface.  I am use to=20 "hardened" things breaking fairly easily but not rubbing a = ridge.
 
To give Van Inc the benefit of the doubt, they = have=20 published several articles on the rotary written by myself and Tracy = (and=20 perhaps others), so given his preference for "Lycomings" (and why not- = he sells=20 more than anyone else), I think he's been more than fair in the = past.  No=20 longer get the Rvator so didn't get to read the article.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bob=20 Perkinson
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 = 12:48=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home = again &=20 Colorado trip & Ed's new engine

Ed, Rusty,

The mailbox was full of seals today.  Rusty=92s Hurley seal and = Ed=92s RWS=20 seal.  It will be = Thursday before=20 I go back in to work so I should have something to put on the list = Thursday=20 night.  Ed you are = right, the 2=20 piece seal should do better under the tester than the 3 piece = one.

I also got my Rvator today there was an article in there = about Gerry=20 Gustafson and Jim Clark and their Powersport powered RV=92s.  Being fairly new at = following the=20 Rvator I am not sure if this article on alternative power plants is = good bad=20 or indifferent

 

Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9A N658RP=20 Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing changes
  =


 
Hey Tracy,
 
Did you get the broken seals I = sent yet? =20 Probably no time to look at them with the trip and all - so go ahead = keep us=20 in suspense (at least me) for another two - three weeks = {:>)
 
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