X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from server3.alwayswebhosting.com ([66.98.204.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTPS id 1021002 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:37:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.98.204.64; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229] helo=quail) by server3.alwayswebhosting.com with smtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Dlyed-0003na-LH for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:36:15 -0500 Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:36:13 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Rebuild - Coolant Leak Cause Message-Id: <20050624183613.646f8a8e.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0beta3 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server3.alwayswebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Ed, I'm thrilled to be learning from your mistakes (or whatever it is). I guess that's why "ignorance is bliss". If nothing ever goes wrong, you have a much more limited view of what can go wrong. Bob W. (Hoping for successful ignorance.) On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:17:03 -0400 "Ed Anderson" wrote: > Hi Bob, > > > Someone said - "you never learn from your successes, you only learn from > your mistakes" - makes me a very learned person {:>) > > Heck, with all the help available there at Charlies, it would have taken me > twice as long to overhaul the engine {:>) > > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob White" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:23 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Rebuild - Coolant Leak Cause > > > > Hi Ed, > > > > With 20/20 hindsight, would it be safe to say that the incident > > depicted in the photo was enough reason to not fly again until the > > engine had been checked? > > > > Think how much help you would have had at Charlies! Although you > > wouldn't have had Laura back home to send new parts. > > > > Bob W. > > > > On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:02:06 -0400 > > "Ed Anderson" wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Those of you who look at the Real World Solutions web site and their > >> latest photos may recall seeing a photo titled "Congratulations, it's a > >> boy" which shows coolant squirting into the air from my overflow tank. > >> Photo taken at Charlie's fly in. That was pretty good evidence of a > >> coolant leak between combustion chamber and coolant galleys and supported > >> by the fact that I had notice my coolant pressure increasing on the > >> flight to Charlies by approx 11/2 psi per hour of flight. It started at a > >> normal 10 psi and had increased to18 psi by the end of the flight. > >> > > > >> > >> Best Regards > >> > >> Ed > >> > >> Ed Anderson > >> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered > >> Matthews, NC > >> eanderson@carolina.rr.com > > > > > > -- > > http://www.bob-white.com > > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon) > > Prewired EC2 Cables - http://www.roblin-photo.com/cable/ > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon) Prewired EC2 Cables - http://www.roblin-photo.com/cable/