Thanks, Bob....Do you know if the Ross PSRU used the flexplate? Thanks.  Paul

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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" <sqpilot@bellsouth.net> 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
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