Return-Path: Received: from rokland5.awh.us ([67.15.10.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 610161 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:41:24 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=67.15.10.31; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229]:32941 helo=quail) by rokland5.awh.us with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CqZvv-00029O-KN for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:40:51 -0600 Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:40:50 -0700 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate Message-Id: <20050117094050.11956f50.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - rokland5.awh.us X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Hi Paul, I'm not sure how the Ross did it. I have only seen Tracy's unit. Is there a hole in the bellhousing you can peek thru? Bob White On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:54:04 -0600 "Paul" wrote: > Thanks, Bob....Do you know if the Ross PSRU used the flexplate? > Thanks. Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob White" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:49 AM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > The flex plate replaces the flywheel. > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:44:03 -0600 > > "Paul" wrote: > > > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > > http://www.bob-white.com > > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (soon) > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: > > 1/16/2005 > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: 1/16/2005 > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (soon)