Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 375723 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:29:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i7O0TFPg014178 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:29:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002501c48971$670c8500$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Sorry Rusty - no bind Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:29:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C4894F.DFC1AC90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C4894F.DFC1AC90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry to disappoint you, Rusty (actually, not sorry at all {:>)).=20 Finally got the gear box out on the aircraft today and the drive shaft = slide right in like - well, you know. No binding at all. But, I did = find out a unique signature of gearboxes converted from 2.17 to 2.85. = You end up with 3 oil drain holes {:>). The 2.17 does not have a drain = hole on the gearbox spacer but the 2.85 does. I am sure I am to plug = the center hole of (the rear drain hole of the 2.17). But, to make = certain I have sent Tracy and e mail to confirm it. Better than finding = out in the air I was wrong {:>) Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C4894F.DFC1AC90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry to disappoint you, Rusty = (actually, not sorry=20 at all {:>)). 
 
 Finally got the gear box out on = the aircraft=20 today and the drive shaft slide right in like -  well, you = know.  No=20 binding at all.  But, I did find out a unique signature of = gearboxes=20 converted from 2.17 to 2.85.  You end up with 3 oil drain = holes=20 {:>).  The 2.17 does not have a drain hole on the gearbox spacer = but the=20 2.85 does.  I am sure I am to plug the center hole of (the rear = drain hole=20 of the 2.17).  But, to make certain I have sent Tracy and e mail to = confirm=20 it.  Better than finding out in the air I was wrong = {:>)
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
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