Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #14102
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine damage thoughts
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:58:44 -0600
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Mornin' all,
 
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.  
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty
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