Rusty,

Yes it has a plug, but according to the archives, the plug can trap air in the water pump.  I’m going to take a trip out to the airport, and see if that isn’t it.

I just rebuilt my engine, and it had very little rust in it. 

 

Steve

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:17 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Water pump problem

 

I found this in the archives.  This could be my problem.

 

Steve,

 

I was just reading your last message.  When you said you had no thermostat, I was wondering if you had plugged that bypass hole.   If it's open, that's almost certainly your problem. 

 

The other thing I wondered was if your engine was full of rust, like Dave's engine was.  I don't recall how long it's been since your engine was rebuilt? 

 

Good luck.  I hope it's something that simple.

 

Rusty (still no rain)