X-Junk-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=RZTu9Glv c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=EffG6cGLxOT0D6PLnj4/Gw==:117 a=x7bEGLp0ZPQA:10 a=ad1WmcueCrwA:10 a=nTHF0DUjJn0A:10 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=UKPAHat8AAAA:8 a=jThZ7_-JAAAA:8 a=ZDN_GXbgD5GT1A_U8h4A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=OJAZQCPpPQ8A:10 a=v_VMG0UJwuQek_QsRTUA:9 a=eALB1gvRGlya7Jo1:21 a=Urk15JJjZg1Xo0ryW_k8:22 a=Fc6xXSS-RxGHxrvp76Qp:22 a=NVbvhy2gKIdozzgvQOKv:22 From: "William Jepson wrjjrs@gmail.com" Received: from mail-lf1-f41.google.com ([209.85.167.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.14) with ESMTPS id 327159 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:44:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.167.41; envelope-from=wrjjrs@gmail.com Received: by mail-lf1-f41.google.com with SMTP id w15so7080998lfe.11 for ; Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:44:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=9bPTuAM6SBwqq5nXP8YC+mhLo+l3knBxluqj8eM+Jco=; b=MmDtgQS98sVhjJjwuP/05zs/FdOrgANHk1iSRc94CMVP0mp/oAbSbzAo0Q1i1UdS9Z ekXtCyKXffg9oCxCb0Q2FrxVoA+t84T8wCWPoTJVWsStx6sslMolhtdJIJqHElhzz9B1 XSerJzkaFso9k+kS98xYRhj1+tSTAY9bpu+ILOkJ2Huu0DwBPjbRu2Y7BH8HHRTVSlhX SWwlNEHPNetSWIREGB7XaCwGRPL+fJJCI+QuB1L6lcDIhUlqGQDmObExSvrAORNX9IMu H29TPfRjhToKT+MNGH2FuU8rVNgKIQMVnguYyyjDzDNoahlysCm/qZThrL+oi2ZyTMqq WYow== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=9bPTuAM6SBwqq5nXP8YC+mhLo+l3knBxluqj8eM+Jco=; b=r9UKCdwvbxCrssq0dRGQtL1OzOn2Y0u6/PZIfvp2agauNmF9OJ5Yls2h2O8arSLALc KRwIvTxKa0icmdUYm2VxbEI2vR9N4eKiYbhhDsCToO4zECMBCeW+1jvJ3gdUb0mGS6zm jZmxxRQ3g3xobVRtqzX46rau6eObXWY375X0HuzgRVykDSMsGIADSHrPk+gzAPXQmrPY 2Qfbq/8m/zVKlSqXsb24GOWCtzC2ehoiNFZDSjTRBvRxHUDMcWKG29Ra8NWCWnGSq+tw 2ZbxtIsiYTYECKLsMCJt7oF8uJExznVy86QWKtKlHafTohJlDEP0Zg2qBSk8v0pCCaax EVEw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5311shd3P+q2LhW7mtjJOXgKAg+MVNEynNjR3L6VKLw27gpmr//4 jYXzbhBBtbw7sFRU2X2H9E556T+JOweP4aqNXssN589e X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwtYGzw1WGncgAoHTUcND2ByP5s6Yzh6LwmZD2vYTi+rQo3i4r39+mEprDa4MyMRohZF5C26mDNVKfkqCswPHo= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:4641:: with SMTP id s1mr672922lfo.147.1591134260230; Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:44:20 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 14:44:09 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hello From Utah To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005efd8705a720d014" --0000000000005efd8705a720d014 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ryan, What position is your water radiator? How many sq/in? Do you have a cowl photo? I can advise you as to the last iteration of the original Powersport system. My guess is that you have one of two of the Wisconsin Powersport complete systems. Their radiator position wasn=E2=80=99t the best. You must= also baffle the cowl to prevent losses around the radiator. Bill Jepson On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 2:16 PM Ryan Hendrickson hendoii@yahoo.com < flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > Dave, > Thanks for the feedback. I can see how that could be a problem! > Fingers crossed that mine is an easier fix than that, but I will prepare > for the worst. Thanks for taking the time! I will let you all know how = it > acts after we install the water pump, clean and bleed the system. > > Kind Regards, > Ryan > > > > On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 12:15:41 PM MDT, David Leonard > wdleonard@gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi Ryan, > > I hope you dont have the same issue that I did. When I first got my > engine running, I was using a "brand new" engine from Atkins rotary that > had been sittiing around for several years both before and after I > purchased it. > > When I first got it running, the coolant would quickly overheat, while th= e > radiator was not even warm to the touch. I fear you may have this issue > because you said you plan to replace water pump and re-purge. These were > also my initial steps. > > Unfortunately, it turns out that during the idle years, the cast iron sid= e > housings' coolant passages had rusted solid preventing the circulation of > coolant. > > I had to tear down the engine and replace the side housings. I really > hope this is not your issue, but if it is rest assured that it is not an > impossible job. It is just a couple months of tinkering and a modest > investment that dont amount to much in the long term. > > Best, > David Leonard > Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 8:48 AM Ryan Hendrickson hendoii@yahoo.com < > flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > > Bobby, > > It appears to be only a water temperature problem. The oil stays in > parameters. We are swapping the water pump and re-bleeding the system > today. > > Thanks > Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 2, 2020, at 8:31 AM, Bobby J. Hughes bhughes@qnsi.net < > flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > > =EF=BB=BF > > Ryan, > > > > We have a member of the group William Jepson that has some knowledge of > the Powersport PSRU and PP engine. Bill post here from time to time. Are > you coolant or oil cooling challenged? > > > > Bobby > > > > > > > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 02, 2020 9:20 AM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Hello From Utah > > > > > > All, > > > > My name is Ryan Hendrickson and I have an RV-8 running a Powersport > firewall forward setup out here in Utah. I purchased the plane from the > builder and a mentor of mine shortly before he went west. So > unfortunately, I don't have the benefit of his knowledge to help me tinke= r > on it. Finn has offered some guidance, but I thought it would helpful to > find anyone else out there running the Powersport design. > > > > The motor runs very well, but I am struggling to keep it cool. If I > succeed in solving the cooling issues, I would also love some advice on > building an exhaust. It is currently straight-piped off the header and i= t > is unbearably loud. That said, are there any Powersport aircraft out the= re > that are successfully flying? > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Ryan > > > > > > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and m= ay > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a > Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place > for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and > compliance. 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Ryan,=C2=A0
What positi= on is your water radiator? How many sq/in? Do you have a cowl photo? I can = advise you as to the last iteration of the original Powersport system. My g= uess is that you have one of two of the Wisconsin Powersport complete syste= ms. Their radiator position wasn=E2=80=99t the best. You must also baffle t= he cowl to prevent losses around the radiator.
Bill = Jepson

On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 2:16 PM Ryan Hendrickson hendoii@yahoo.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Dave,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks for the feedback.=C2=A0 I can see how that could be a p= roblem!=C2=A0 Fingers crossed that mine is an easier fix than that,=C2=A0 b= ut I will prepare for the worst.=C2=A0 Thanks for taking the time!=C2=A0 I = will let you all know how it acts after we install the water pump, clean an= d bleed the system.

Kind R= egards,
Ryan=C2=A0=C2=A0



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On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 12:15:41 PM MDT, David Leonar= d wdleonard@gmail.= com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:


=C2=A0Hi Ryan,

I hope you dont have the same i= ssue that I did.=C2=A0 When I first got my engine running, I was using a &q= uot;brand new" engine from Atkins rotary that had been sittiing around= for several years both before and after I purchased it.

When I first got it running, the coolant would quickly overheat, whi= le the radiator was not even warm to the touch.=C2=A0 I fear you may have t= his issue because you said you plan to replace water pump and re-purge.=C2= =A0 These were also my initial steps.=C2=A0=C2=A0

= Unfortunately, it turns out that during the idle years, the cast iron side = housings' coolant passages had rusted solid preventing the circulation = of coolant.

I had to tear down the engine and repl= ace the side housings.=C2=A0 I really hope this is not your issue, but if i= t is rest assured that it is not an impossible job.=C2=A0 It is just a coup= le months of tinkering and a modest investment that dont amount to much in = the long term.

Best,
David Leonard
=
Turbo Rotary RV-6=C2=A0 N4VY


On Tue= , Jun 2, 2020, 8:48 AM Ryan Hendrickson hendoii@yahoo.com <flyro= tary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Bobby,
It appears to be only a water temperature problem. The oil stay= s in parameters.=C2=A0 We are swapping the water pump and re-bleeding the s= ystem today.=C2=A0

Thanks=C2=A0
Ryan=C2= =A0

Sent from my iPhone

<= blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 2, 2020, at 8:31 AM, Bobby J. Hughes bhughes@qn= si.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

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Ryan,<= /p>

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We have a member= of the group William Jepson that has some knowledge of the Powersport PSRU= and PP engine. Bill post here from time to time. Are you coolant or oil co= oling challenged?

=C2=A0

Bobby

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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotar= y@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2020 9:20 AMTo: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Hello = From Utah

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All,

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=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0My name is Ryan= Hendrickson and I have an RV-8 running a Powersport firewall forward setup= out here in Utah.=C2=A0 I purchased the plane from the builder and a mento= r of mine shortly before he went west.=C2=A0 So unfortunately, I don't = have the benefit of his knowledge to help me tinker on it.=C2=A0 Finn has o= ffered some guidance, but I thought it would helpful to find anyone else ou= t there running the Powersport design.=C2=A0

=

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=C2= =A0 =C2=A0 The motor runs very well, but I am struggling to keep it cool.= =C2=A0 If I succeed in solving the cooling issues, I would also love some a= dvice on building an exhaust.=C2=A0 It is currently straight-piped off the = header and it is unbearably loud.=C2=A0 That said, are there any Powersport= aircraft out there that are successfully flying?

<= /div>

=C2=A0

Thanks in Advance,

Ryan=C2=A0

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