Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 11:34:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2628526 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Oct 2003 08:45:40 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.2) with SMTP id h98Ch9W0015019 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:43:10 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <006101c38d99$c4361fe0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] and when the fan stops turning :-( X-Original-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:43:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005E_01C38D78.3CD09380" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C38D78.3CD09380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 From: Haywire=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:11 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] and when the fan stops turning :-( Yup, it sure gets real quiet real suddenly. Now I know what Ed feels = like several times a year :-) Second flight of the day started great with a timed climb to 3000 = AGL, then we planned to return to practice circuits ( I still gotta get = licensed)=20 SNIP Tomorrow I will find a replacement oil switch and try it all = again. I did recently run a wire from the low oil level switch on the = sump to the panel but have not installed an idiot light yet. I'd better = move that up my list. I sure can't wait to get an EM2.=20 S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB =20 Hi Todd, Congratulations on joining the "Cowl Ornament" club. That's about = all a stopped propeller can be called {:>). Very glad to hear you got = the fan going again quickly as then you will then find that your seat = cushion is quickly restored to its proper configuration. Quick and = proper diagnostics were clearly the key to getting the other pump going = and the fan turning. =20 I've had the pressure sensing switches go bad on some turbocharger = auto's I did back in my younger days. I finally decided that they were = just another source of failure and none-essential in my opinion, so I = don't use one in my aircraft. Boy, between the adventures of your water pump and now this, I know = who to suggest to Laura Crook as a Candidate for the next "Lighten = strikes 1, 2, ... times award" {:>) Needless to say glad you and aircraft made it back safely Ed Andrson ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C38D78.3CD09380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From:=20 Haywire
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, October 08, = 2003 4:11=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] and when = the fan=20 stops turning :-(

Yup, = it sure gets=20 real quiet real suddenly. Now I know what Ed feels like several times = a year=20 :-)

    Second flight of the day started great with a timed climb to = 3000 AGL,=20 then we planned to return to practice circuits ( I still gotta get = licensed)=20

SNIP

    Tomorrow I=20 will find a replacement oil switch and try it all again. I did = recently run a=20 wire from the low oil level switch on the sump to the panel but have = not=20 installed an idiot light yet. I'd better move that up my=20 list.

     I sure can't wait to get an = EM2.=20

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B=20 RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB

Hi Todd,

    Congratulations on = joining the=20 "Cowl Ornament" club. That's about all a stopped propeller can = be called=20 {:>). Very glad to hear you got the fan going again quickly = as then=20 you will then find that your seat cushion is quickly restored to its = proper=20 configuration. Quick and proper diagnostics were clearly the key to = getting=20 the other pump going and the fan turning.

I've had the pressure sensing = switches go bad=20 on some turbocharger auto's I did back in my younger days. I = finally=20 decided that they were just another source of failure and = none-essential in my=20 opinion, so I don't use one in my aircraft.

Boy, between the adventures of your = water pump and=20 now this, I know who to suggest to Laura Crook as a Candidate for the = next=20 "Lighten strikes 1, 2, ... times award" {:>)

Needless to say glad you and aircraft = made it back=20 safely

Ed Andrson

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