Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2574991 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:21:57 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([216.76.208.6]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP id <20030910172156.UZZU1843.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:21:56 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: turbo wastegate requirements Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:21:56 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 > I think your engine guy has it exactly backwards No. He had it right. I just said it wrong. > If you leave it open, the wastegate stays shut, and pieces of apex seals start departing the engine :-0 Greg Richter welded his wastegate shut and used a pop-off valve. > As I mentioned, I'm working with manual control only at this point. a push pull cable to the actuator? > The reason is that I have 9.7 rotors me too >Gotta get a real oil cooler first. Hope you're arm gets better soon. Is it you're right arm, by any chance?