From: "Matt Boiteau mattboiteau@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 01:16:45 -0400
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rebuilt and stuck apex seal
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Corner seal broke in two. Rotor housing looks good, apex seals look good, b=
ut front rotor is toast. I could of been flying a few years ago, if I didn'=
t go down this Rotary path....

- Matt Boiteau
On 2019-10-01 7:04:40 PM, Matt Boiteau mattboiteau@gmail.com <flyrotary@lan=
caironline.net> wrote:
It was just rebuilt and cleaned, only fired it up a few times to clean out =
all the building lubricants. But could tell right away just turning the pro=
p by hand, that I had a stuck seal. Its not on the tip end, but rather more=
 the solid piece of apex seal. I have been spraying it all day, it's nice t=
o be P-ported to actually be able to touch and move them. I must of screwed=
 up somehow this time around.


When I first built the engine, I went with the RX8=C2=A0master rebuild kit =
from=C2=A0Rotary Aviation that includes their=C2=A0RA super seals, and cut =
to length side seals. I think I'll go back to stock OEM apex seals, and sid=
e seals using the OEM lettering. I'll see tonight after tearing it apart ag=
ain.


- Matt Boiteau
On 2019-10-01 5:45:41 PM, Neil Unger 12348ung@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancairo=
nline.net> wrote:
Mat,

Really out of my territory, but I have heard that a
spray and soak with "carby cleaner" and left overnight may loosen the
stuck seal. JUst passing on the gossip! Neil.

On 10/2/2019 2:44 AM, Matt Boiteau mattboiteau@gmail.com wrote:
> I've rebuild the RX8 after it overheated on the ground. One apex seal
> is not springy anymore after i fired it up. They were all springy
> after rebuild. I can physically touch the seal since I'm p-ported.
>
> Any hints before I tear it apart again? I warmed up the engine a few
> times, so any superglue should of been burned off.
>
> - Matt Boiteau

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                                        Corner seal broke in two. Rotor hou=
sing looks good, apex seals look good, but front rotor is toast. I could of=
 been flying a few years ago, if I didn't go down this Rotary path....<div>=
<br></div><div class=3D"mb_sig">- Matt Boiteau</div><blockquote class=3D"hi=
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                        <p style=3D"color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 2=
019-10-01 7:04:40 PM, Matt Boiteau mattboiteau@gmail.com &lt;flyrotary@lanc=
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                                        It was just rebuilt and cleaned, on=
ly fired it up a few times to clean out all the building lubricants. But co=
uld tell right away just turning the prop by hand, that I had a stuck seal.=
 Its not on the tip end, but rather more the solid piece of apex seal. I ha=
ve been spraying it all day, it's nice to be P-ported to actually be able t=
o touch and move them. I must of screwed up somehow this time around.<br><b=
r><div>When I first built the engine, I went with the RX8&nbsp;<span style=
=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;line-height: 1.5">master rebuild kit from&nbsp;</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt;line-height: 1.5">Rotary Aviation that i=
ncludes their&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt;line-height: 1.5">=
RA super seals, and cut to length side seals. I think I'll go back to stock=
 OEM apex seals, and side seals using the OEM lettering. I'll see tonight a=
fter tearing it apart again.<br><br><br></span></div><div><br></div><div cl=
ass=3D"mb_sig">- Matt Boiteau</div><blockquote class=3D"history_container" =
type=3D"cite" style=3D"border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top=
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                        <p style=3D"color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 2=
019-10-01 5:45:41 PM, Neil Unger 12348ung@gmail.com &lt;flyrotary@lancairon=
line.net&gt; wrote:</p><div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif=
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Really out of my territory=
, but I have heard that a =0D<br>spray and soak with=C2=A0 "carby cleaner" =
and left overnight may loosen the =0D<br>stuck seal.=C2=A0 JUst passing on =
the gossip!=C2=A0 Neil.=0D<br>=0D<br>On 10/2/2019 2:44 AM, Matt Boiteau mat=
tboiteau@gmail.com wrote:=0D<br>> I've rebuild the RX8 after it overheated =
on the ground. One apex seal =0D<br>> is not springy anymore after i fired =
it up. They were all springy =0D<br>> after rebuild. I can physically touch=
 the seal since I'm p-ported.=0D<br>>=0D<br>> Any hints before I tear it ap=
art again? I warmed up the engine a few =0D<br>> times, so any superglue sh=
ould of been burned off.=0D<br>>=0D<br>> - Matt Boiteau=0D<br>=0D<br>--=0D<=
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