Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 566678 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:39:33 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.29; envelope-from=daveleonard@cox.net Received: from davidandanne ([68.111.224.107]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-117-20041022) with SMTP id <20041214043918.OCZV7026.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@davidandanne> for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:39:18 -0500 From: "DaveLeonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] today's RV-3 news Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:39:28 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4E153.D739EF90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4E153.D739EF90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageSorry to hear about no oil in the sump. That probably means at least a re-build. Did you pull the prop through to see if it was binding and what the compression was like? Don't get too frustrated. At least its not a lyc and going to cost $10k to rebuild (like just happened to an RV-6 owner here who forgot to re-secure his oil fitting). At least the plane is not dented. The oil will clean off, parts of the engine will be replaced, and you will someday climb >3000fpm. :-) Dave Leonard Rusty (tired, hungry, and don't know what I'll do with the RV-3 yet) ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4E153.D739EF90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Sorry=20 to hear about no oil in the sump.  That probably means at least a=20 re-build.  Did you pull the prop through to see if it was binding = and what=20 the compression was like?  Don't get too frustrated.  At least = its not=20 a lyc and going to cost $10k to rebuild (like just happened to an RV-6 = owner=20 here who forgot to re-secure his oil fitting).  At least the plane = is not=20 dented.  The oil will clean off, parts of the engine will be = replaced, and=20 you will someday climb >3000fpm.  :-)
 
Dave=20 Leonard
 
Rusty (tired, = hungry, and=20 don't know what I'll do with the RV-3 yet) =20
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