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From: "Paul" <sqpilot@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:15:03 -0600
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Hi, Bob....there is no hole in the cast aluminum housing.  It is totally 
enclosed. (One of the features I really like about the Ross unit).  Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate


> 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" <sqpilot@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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