Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #67239
From: William Schertz wschertz343@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Coolant leaking into combustion chamber.
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 21:57:42 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Some people used too big of o-rings inadvertently, and when the engine got hot, they expanded enough to break out the cast iron edge of the groove.
Bill Schertz

On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 9:12 PM David COOK hoursaway1@comcast.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Fresh rebuild, two hrs. of test run time, coolant in combustion chamber from-?, confirmed with exhaust removal and borescope. During rebuild irons were inspected, resurfaced and surface rehardened. Thoughts at this point: I messed up and pinched a seal ( 35 years professional automotive repair, automatic trans, computer controlled sys. specialist, was very meticulous about housing mating ) or cracked rotor housing, was seeing coolant coming from bottom of exhaust at housing after run. Any other thoughts welcome. Removing eng., again, now.                                  David R. Cook  RV6A Rotary.
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