>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?
>
>Other than a
minor delay in the thermostat opening, I doubt that the reversed cooler
connections had any >effect.
>
>There is no
bearing in the center housing so I assume David meant rear
housing.
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?
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
Thanx
Guys!
Joe Hull
Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test
- 10.9 hrs flown)
Redmond (Seattle), Washington