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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 573052 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:58:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041219145823.HBHW2421.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:58:23 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:58:44 -0600 Message-ID: <007501c4e5db$3c6de4d0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01C4E5A8.F1D374D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C4E5A8.F1D374D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mornin' all, =20 While I appreciate all the reassurance of how easy the engine is to = rebuild, that isn't the problem. I've got all the tools, and have watched = Bruce's video a couple times. I've even taken engines apart, and done mock assemblies. The only thing I haven't done is actually put one together = for real, but I have no doubt that I can do that. =20 =20 The problem is that the "weekend" it will take, will last at least a = month because I would send my rotors off to be ceramic coated. If I were to = tear it down, I'd also replace the apex seals with the new indestructible = ones, because some day there's going to be a supercharger on this engine :-) While these upgrades are another reason to want to tear the engine down, Murphy's law states that my engine components will be laying all over = the hanger when the county tells me to vacate. It's already going to be a nightmare to move all my stuff out, and I don't want the complication of trying to pack all this extra stuff up, and move it. I sure will be = glad when the hanger is rebuilt. If I decide to do the tear down, I'll = probably just finish packing up my hanger crap, and walk away from the RV-3 until = the hanger is finished.=20 =20 Once again, thanks for the comments. It doesn't sound like there's any clear consensus on which way to go, so I'll just have to think about it, = and make a decision. Maybe the contents of the oil filter will make the decision for me, though that could only be in a bad way.=20 =20 Cheers, Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C4E5A8.F1D374D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Mornin' all,

While I appreciate all the = reassurance of=20 how easy the engine is to rebuild, that isn't the problem. I've = got all=20 the tools, and have watched Bruce's video a couple times. I've = even taken=20 engines apart, and done mock assemblies. The only thing I = haven't=20 done is actually put one together for real, but I have no doubt that I = can do=20 that.

The problem is that the = "weekend" it will=20 take, will last at least a month because I would send my = rotors off to=20 be ceramic coated. If I were to tear it down, I'd = also replace=20 the apex seals with the new indestructible ones, because some day = there's=20 going to be a supercharger on this engine :-) While these upgrades = are=20 another reason to want to tear the engine down, Murphy's law states that = my=20 engine components will be laying all over the hanger when the county = tells me to=20 vacate. It's already going to be a nightmare to move all my = stuff=20 out, and I don't want the complication of trying to pack all this extra = stuff=20 up, and move it. I sure will be glad when the hanger is = rebuilt. If=20 I decide to do the tear down, I'll probably just finish packing up my = hanger=20 crap, and walk away from the RV-3 until the hanger is=20 finished.

Once again, thanks for the = comments. =20 It doesn't sound like there's any clear consensus on which way to go, so = I'll=20 just have to think about it, and make a decision. Maybe the = contents of=20 the oil filter will make the decision for me, though that could only be = in a bad=20 way.

Cheers,

Rusty

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