X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1096415 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 May 2006 12:16:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k48GFN4g024104 for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 12:15:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c67c28$a380ef70$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 12:15:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C67C07.1C209330" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C67C07.1C209330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=20 Joe, Only the three rotor 20B has a bearing between rotors, the two = rotor 13B does not - only bearings are at each end of the eccentric = shaft (one in the iron front side plate and the other in the iron rear = side plate - none in the center plate) and, of course, the rotor = bearings themselves that ride on the journals. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Hull=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 12:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was Oil Pressure and Now... >Glad you got it turned around so quick Joe. The Two rotor housings = replaced makes me very curious >though. What was wrong with the = originals? =20 >=20 >Other than a minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the = reversed cooler connections had any >effect.=20 >=20 >There is no bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant = rear housing. =20 Not sure why the rotor housings were replaced - it may just have been = easier. I'm trying to remember the second area of wear. If I recall it = was in the center housing where the E-shaft goes through the center = housing and just on the forward 1/10". Doesn't the E-shaft rest on some = bearing in the center housing? =20 I got the engine back in the plane on Saturday and turned it over with = out plugs to check out oil flow. Oil flows quite well out the oil return = line from the oil cooler by just turning the engine over. I then = connected that line to the engine and removed the oil return line from = the PSRU and turned it over. It took a while but began to get a good oil = flow from the PSRU (of course I had emptied the PSRU of all oil when I = took everything apart. So, now all I need is my EM-2 back from Tracy = (hint hint) so I can start the engine. I'm a little skittish starting = the engine without knowing what the oil pressure is J =20 Thanx Guys! Joe Hull Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test - 10.9 hrs flown)=20 Redmond (Seattle), Washington ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C67C07.1C209330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=
 
 
Joe, Only the three rotor 20B  has a = bearing between=20 rotors, the two rotor 13B  does not - only bearings are at = each end of=20 the eccentric shaft (one in the iron front side plate and the other in = the iron=20 rear side plate - none in the center plate)  and, of course, the = rotor=20 bearings themselves that ride on the journals.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joe Hull=20
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 = 12:04 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Was = Oil Pressure=20 and Now...

>Glad = you got=20 it turned around so quick Joe.  The Two rotor housings replaced = makes me=20 very curious >though.  What was wrong with the=20 originals?  

> 

>Other than a=20 minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the reversed = cooler=20 connections had any >effect. 

> 

>There is no=20 bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant rear=20 housing.

 

Not sure = why the=20 rotor housings were replaced =96 it may just have been easier.  = I=92m trying=20 to remember the second area of wear. If I recall it was in the center = housing=20 where the E-shaft goes through the center housing and just on the = forward=20 1/10=94. Doesn=92t the E-shaft rest on some bearing in the center=20 housing?

 

I got the = engine back=20 in the plane on Saturday and turned it over with out plugs to check = out oil=20 flow. Oil flows quite well out the oil return line from the oil cooler = by just=20 turning the engine over. I then connected that line to the engine and = removed=20 the oil return line from the PSRU and turned it over. It took a while = but=20 began to get a good oil flow from the PSRU (of course I had emptied = the PSRU=20 of all oil when I took everything apart. So, now all I need is my EM-2 = back=20 from Tracy=20 (hint hint) so I can start the engine. I=92m a little skittish = starting the=20 engine without knowing what the oil pressure is J

 

Thanx=20 Guys!

Joe = Hull

Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 = Flight Test=20 - 10.9 hrs flown)

Redmond (Seattle), Washington

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