Return-Path: Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 610060 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:44:42 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.6] by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050117154408.EUHT1983.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.6]> for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:44:08 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.6.12]); Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:04 -0600 Message-ID: <014201c4fcab$5ec08920$1e2cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: flex plate Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-41EBDD440B25=======" --=======AVGMAIL-41EBDD440B25======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_013F_01C4FC79.140BDA60" ------=_NextPart_000_013F_01C4FC79.140BDA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had my Ross = PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod done. I = simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That was some time = ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it mated to the = flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? I remember the = shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am asking this, because = I have purchased a set of street ported 4-port plates to which I will = add a set of NA rotors and housings to build up a complete engine so I = will lessen my "downtime" by hopefully swapping engines on a weekend. I = would like to have this new engine ready to bolt on and run. I'm = assuming that the stock, cast iron flywheel I have if from a standard = transmission RX7. Are the automatic and standard flywheels different, or = do you just add an automatic transmission flex plate to the cast iron = flywheel I already have? Just when I thought I had everything figured = out, I start reading new posts about flex plates.... Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul, what = the heck is a flexplate, Conner ------=_NextPart_000_013F_01C4FC79.140BDA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

OK....I am going to openly display my = ignorance=20 here....I had my Ross PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust = bearing mod=20 done. I simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That = was some=20 time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it mated to the=20 flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? I = remember the=20 shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am asking this, = because I=20 have purchased a set of street ported 4-port plates to which I will add = a set of=20 NA rotors and housings to build up a complete engine so I will lessen my = "downtime" by hopefully swapping engines on a weekend. I would like to = have this=20 new engine ready to bolt on and run. I'm assuming that = the=20 stock, cast iron flywheel I have if from a standard transmission RX7. = Are the=20 automatic and standard flywheels different, or do you just add an = automatic=20 transmission flex plate to the cast iron flywheel I already have? = Just=20 when I thought I had everything figured out, I start reading new posts = about=20 flex plates....

Thanks in = advance for any=20 and all replies/suggestions. Paul, what the heck is a flexplate,=20 Conner

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