From: "Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:28:37 -0700
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Eds engine removal at the Tracy Crook Repair Facility
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Good to hear from you Ed;
   I'm starting to feel old as I clearly remember your initial report on
this long past incident! But your sharing of this and other stories has had
a positive impact on me. In the 3 times that I've rebuilt a rotary engine
since your report I always recall this story in my mind and pay special
attention as I'm installing the oil pump gear and have noticed how easy it
is to accidentally push that key out of place.
   Another change I've made due to your experiences is my brake lines.
After your incident someone on this list suggested using a grease gun hose
for the final loop to the wheel. So this is what I've been using without
issue since then. I'm currently doing an annual inspection that has
expanded to doing various system upgrades and I've got some shiney new red
hoses that were given to me by an Oiler at work. I'm going to replace the
old ones as the outer rubber layer has some unsightly surface cracks from
the weather and this new style won't do that.
   The list has been too quite as of late so I've been meaning to share
some of my updates to get the conversations going again.
   But I'm off to the shop right now to play with expanding foam as I build
a new set of intake ducts to match up to my new curved radiators taken from
a Kawasaki Ninja as suggested by another list member.

Todd
RV9 13Bturbo

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px" di=
r=3D"auto">Good to hear from you Ed;<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:san=
s-serif;font-size:12.8px" dir=3D"auto"><div style=3D"width:328px;margin:16p=
x 0px"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0I&#39;m starting to=
 feel old as I clearly remember your initial report on this long past incid=
ent! But your sharing of this and other stories has had a positive impact o=
n me. In the 3 times that I&#39;ve rebuilt a rotary engine since your repor=
t I always recall this story in my mind and pay special attention as I&#39;=
m installing the oil pump gear and have noticed how easy it is to accidenta=
lly push that key out of place.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Another=
 change I&#39;ve made due to your experiences is my brake lines. After your=
 incident someone on this list suggested using a grease gun hose for the fi=
nal loop to the wheel. So this is what I&#39;ve been using without issue si=
nce then. I&#39;m currently doing an annual inspection that has expanded to=
 doing various system upgrades and I&#39;ve got some shiney new red hoses t=
hat were given to me by an Oiler at work. I&#39;m going to replace the old =
ones as the outer rubber layer has some unsightly surface cracks from the w=
eather and this new style won&#39;t do that.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0The list has been too quite as of late so I&#39;ve been meaning to sh=
are some of my updates to get the conversations going again.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0But I&#39;m off to the shop right now to play with e=
xpanding foam as I build a new set of intake ducts to match up to my new cu=
rved radiators taken from a Kawasaki Ninja as suggested by another list mem=
ber.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Todd</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">RV9 13Bturbo</div></div></div></div></div>

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