Return-Path: Received: from out001.verizon.net ([206.46.170.140] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 573026 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:53:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.170.140; envelope-from=finn.lassen@verizon.net Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out001.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20041219145259.MVRE28025.out001.verizon.net@verizon.net> for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:52:59 -0600 Message-ID: <41C595C9.3000100@verizon.net> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:52:57 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060303050802090201070409" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out001.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:52:59 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060303050802090201070409 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From my limited experience (taking apart 5 and putting together 4 times), the time consuming part is the cleaning. Once you've got it apart you'll feel obligated to clean rotors, seals, etc. Otherwise it's easy to take apart and put together in a short weekend. Finn Lehanover@aol.com wrote: >The trepidation and sense of doom when thinking about overhauling a rotary, >is like that in you first solo flight, when the instructor stepped out and said >take it around once. The distance between that moment, and the feelings right >after that first successful flight, are not unlike the disparity between >disassembly and running in your first rebuilt engine. > >There was never anything to dread. It is the same experience for everyone. > >The parts count of a rotary is so low, that there is a real disapointment at >the end of the disassembly process. The oil pump/chain/sprockets/spacers is a >more complex >assembly than the rest of the engine. > >With the correct tools you can strip one to zero assemblies in less than one >hour. > >Once you have done it a few times, you can reassemble it in less than three >hours. >I am not the fastest builder on earth and I can do it in the dirt at a race >track on a pickle bucket. (the number one most popular rotary engine stand). > >If you have ever done a piston engine, this is less than half as difficult in >complexity, time, and parts count. It is a joy to work on. It is easy to >understand. The first time you get one apart, you will be grinning from ear to ear >and wondering why you didn't do this years ago. > >Watch Bruces video. Buy the big socket and the 1/2" adaptor at Sears. Buy an >engine from the core pile at the junk yard. Jump in. A great way to blow a >Saturday, and you will love it. This is better than any piston engine for >powering airplanes. > >I am in the middle of changing houses right now, and then building a new >house on Florida (cannot stand the cold anymore) but after that if you want to >stop in and build and engine from start to finish, there are always enough parts >here to do just that. >Or get you picture sitting in the race car. What ever. Come on down. If you >gort the impression that I am enthusiastic about the rotary, you are correct. > > >Lynn E. Hanover > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> > > > --------------060303050802090201070409 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From my limited experience (taking apart 5 and putting together 4 times), the time consuming part is the cleaning.
Once you've got it apart you'll feel obligated to clean rotors, seals, etc. Otherwise it's easy to take apart and put together in a short weekend.

Finn

Lehanover@aol.com wrote:

The trepidation and sense of doom when thinking about overhauling a rotary, 
is like that in you first solo flight, when the instructor stepped out and said 
take it around once. The distance between that moment, and the feelings right 
after that first successful flight, are not unlike the disparity between 
disassembly and running in your first rebuilt engine. 

There was never anything to dread. It is the same experience for everyone. 

The parts count of a rotary is so low, that there is a real disapointment at 
the end of the disassembly process. The oil pump/chain/sprockets/spacers is a 
more complex
assembly than the rest of the engine.

With the correct tools you can strip one to zero assemblies in less than one 
hour.

Once you have done it a few times, you can reassemble it in less than three 
hours.
I am not the fastest builder on earth and I can do it in the dirt at a race 
track on a pickle bucket. (the number one most popular rotary engine stand). 

If you have ever done a piston engine, this is less than half as difficult in 
complexity, time, and parts count. It is a joy to work on. It is easy to 
understand. The first time you get one apart, you will be grinning from ear to ear 
and wondering why you didn't do this years ago.

Watch Bruces video. Buy the big socket and the 1/2" adaptor at Sears. Buy an 
engine from the core pile at the junk yard. Jump in. A great way to blow a 
Saturday, and you will love it. This is better than any piston engine for 
powering airplanes.

I am in the middle of changing houses right now, and then building a new 
house on Florida (cannot stand the cold anymore) but after that if you want to 
stop in and build and engine from start to finish, there are always enough parts 
here to do just that. 
Or get you picture sitting in the race car. What ever. Come on down. If you 
gort the impression that I am enthusiastic about the rotary, you are correct.


Lynn E. Hanover

 Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
 Archive:   http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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