From: "Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Eds engine removal at the Tracy Crook Repair
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Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 07:41:24 +0800
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Hi all

We=E2=80=99ve been very saddened to see the impact of COVID-19 on you =
guys in the States and much of the world.
We have been very fortunate Down Under as our leaders got on to =
isolating us quickly and thats a darn sight easier when your an island.=20=

As a consequence we have suffered less than 100 deaths and are now =
experimenting with our new world.=20
We have less than 15 new cases a day for a week now, amongst our 25 =
Million population.


Thanks for the update Todd.
Ill be very interested to hear how the new Ninja radiators perform.
I=E2=80=99m just finishing a new left nostril duct and hope tp have the =
Glasair back in the air in the next week.

Cheers
Steve Izett

> On 3 May 2020, at 3:28 am, Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com =
<flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
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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.
>=20
> Todd
> RV9 13Bturbo