Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 610891 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:13:58 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [216.78.114.144] by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050118011326.RPBJ2042.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[216.78.114.144]> for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:13:26 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.6.13]); Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:13:19 -0600 Message-ID: <00a801c4fcfa$e4751b40$90724ed8@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:13:17 -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-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Hi, Bob....Now that I see the picture, I can tell you that my Ross unit has exactly what is pictured....I recognize the unique shape and the springs. Seems your picture re-activated a couple of my brain's memory cells. I now remember seeing the 6 springs that I assumed are there to absorb pulses. Thanks for awakening a small part of my brain. Paul Conner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 3:41 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate > Hi Paul, > > Here is a picture from an ad that someone on the BD-4 mailing list > found. The add is at: http://www.pipcom.com/~cowcam/ROSS.HTM > > The best I can tell from this picture, Ross uses the flex plate very > similar to Tracy, but Tracy's coupler (the piece bolted onto the flex > plate) is quite different. > > > > > 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) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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