X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from outbound-mail.vgs.untd.com ([64.136.55.15] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with SMTP id 3130020 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:47:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.55.15; envelope-from=alwick@juno.com Received: from Penny (c-67-170-142-189.hsd1.or.comcast.net [67.170.142.189]) by smtpout05.vgs.untd.com with SMTP id AABENX94LA7UHQNJ for (sender ); Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:46:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: "Al Wick" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Emailing: P9120003, P9120001 Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:46:18 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080912-1, 09/12/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-ContentStamp: 12:6:2178645721 X-MAIL-INFO:53252514749dd9c171b90514a105bd2d5d551905c4356df474c41955c484c48511643041257d143814157434bdc06034c19d4d64a9612d61756551752d99fd2d311da4f5c0597094cde5f970c08d648d51dde5498da4555db55db57915b52579852579c14999c93194c11d2df43165d445c4c489ed41d14d5dddb584195d25040490193460149db915b909 X-UNTD-OriginStamp: L941HVjjYzDhN3itp//mkCCT/IMfJy5xkT/ckueOF9Y36bwawGo3tw== X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 10.181.42.35|smtpout05.vgs.untd.com|smtpout05.vgs.untd.com|alwick@juno.com Totally normal. Those are cracks in the steel die used to make the shape during the casting process. If you rub your hands over the crack, you'll see that they grab your finger. It's extra aluminum, not a gap. -Al Wick Cozy IV powered by Turbo Subaru 3.0R with variable valve lift and cam timing. Artificial intelligence in cockpit, N9032U 240+ hours from Portland, Oregon Glass panel design, Subaru install, Prop construct, Risk assessment info: http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Mallorys" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Emailing: P9120003, P9120001 > Gents, > > This is the first time I have looked at the inside of a front cover. Are > these "cracks" normal? Or did my part get stressed somewhere along the > line > and now I need a new cover? > > Chris > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > -Al Wick Cozy IV powered by Turbo Subaru 3.0R with variable valve lift and cam timing. Artificial intelligence in cockpit, N9032U 240+ hours from Portland, Oregon Glass panel design, Subaru install, Prop construct, Risk assessment info: http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html