Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 572659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:54:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041219005410.WZBO2051.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:54:10 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:54:29 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c4e565$4b803ed0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4E533.00E5CED0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4E533.00E5CED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cut the filter open. Nothing there? Probably nothing wrong. Lynn E. Hanover =20 Say, now there's an idea. I have one of the Peterson filters, and took = it apart already. There were a few flakes of something black, but I think those are bits of hose from the last hoses I made. I try to clean the = hoses out, but figure the filter will catch whatever I miss. I'm sure I can = tell whether these flakes are rubber or metal. What sort of material would = you expect to see in the filter if the bearings got toasted (he says = expecting to hear "black flakes")? =20 =20 Thanks to everyone for their opinions. On the surface, it would seem = safer to take it apart, but you have to realize that it was put together by = Bruce Turrentine, and would now be put together by me as the first engine I've assembled. Safer? Not necessarily :-) =20 =20 If there's any doubt, I'll certainly take it apart. The added benefit = would be to install the new apex seals, and have the rotors ceramic coated. Primarily, I hesitate to do all this because it will delay the whole = thing until after they get done with my hanger (whenever that may be). I just don't want to have everything taken apart and spread around when they = give me my one week notice to move out. I think there's a reasonable chance = I can get the plane flyable again before I get kicked out, assuming I = don't take the engine apart, and the oil cooler re-fit goes well. =20 =20 Speaking of oil coolers, I forgot to comment on the pics Al posted. = Those look like something out of a TIG welding textbook. Absolutely beautiful work. My next cooler will either be built like a tank, or under no = pressure at all. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (wings back on) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4E533.00E5CED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Cut the filter open. Nothing there? Probably nothing=20 wrong.

Lynn E. Hanover

 
Say, now = there's an=20 idea.  I have one of the Peterson filters, and took it apart = already. =20 There were a few flakes of something black, but I think those are bits = of hose=20 from the last hoses I made.  I try to clean the hoses out, but = figure the=20 filter will catch whatever I miss.  I'm sure I can tell whether = these=20 flakes are rubber or metal.  What sort of material would you expect = to see=20 in the filter if the bearings got toasted (he says expecting to hear = "black=20 flakes")? 
 
Thanks = to=20 everyone for their opinions.  On the surface, it would seem = safer to=20 take it apart, but you have to realize that it was put together = by Bruce=20 Turrentine, and would now be put together by me as the first engine I've = assembled.  Safer?  Not necessarily :-)  =
 
If = there's any doubt,=20 I'll certainly take it apart.  The added benefit would be to = install=20 the new apex seals, and have the rotors ceramic coated. =20 Primarily, I=20 hesitate to do all this because it will delay the whole thing until = after they=20 get done with my hanger (whenever that may be).  I just don't want = to have=20 everything taken apart and spread around when they give me my one = week=20 notice to move out.   I think there's a reasonable chance I = can get=20 the plane flyable again before I get kicked out, assuming I don't take = the=20 engine apart, and the oil cooler re-fit goes well.  =
 
Speaking = of oil coolers,=20 I forgot to comment on the pics Al posted.  Those look like = something out=20 of a TIG welding textbook.  Absolutely beautiful work.  My = next cooler=20 will either be built like a tank, or under no pressure at all. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (wings back=20 on)
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