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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 659552 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:33:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050204223300.UWUP1977.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:33:00 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Bad news- Moroso Oil Pans for 13B Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:33:07 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c50b09$7fe56b40$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C50AD7.354AFB40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C50AD7.354AFB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 The UPS man just stopped by, and I got my Moroso oil pan. It's a thing = of beauty, but unfortunately, it doesn't fit. These pans appear to be made = for the old first gen and earlier front covers, which were thicker than the = 2nd gen cover. In other words, the distance between the front and rear = holes on my engine (2nd gen cover) is about 13.75", and the distance on the pan = is about 14.5". Bummer. =20 You can use a first gen cover, as long as you aren't using an engine = mount plate that was made for the 2nd gen front cover. I happen to know this well, because my engine originally came with a first gen cover, and I = traded it to Bruce for a 2nd gen so it would fit the CCI mount plate. =20 =20 In other news, the rotors are back from Performance Coatings. The = coating is beautiful, and I might add free. Brad felt bad about dropping my new rotor, so he not only sent a check to pay for the rotor, but didn't = charge me for the coating of the other two. Boys and Girls, this is first = class, grade A customer service. They also returned the bad rotor, and it = really is toast. Talk about a bad bounce... It hit right on the corner, so = the apex seal is squeezed, along with the corner seal, and even the side = seal. Couldn't possibly have hit worse. I'll post a pic if anyone actually = cares to see it. =20 Rusty (T-Minus about half a day to reassembly) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C50AD7.354AFB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

The UPS man=20 just stopped by, and I got my Moroso oil pan. It's a thing of = beauty, but=20 unfortunately, it doesn't fit. These pans appear to be made = for the=20 old first gen and earlier front covers, which = were thicker than=20 the 2nd gen cover. In other words, the distance between the front = and rear=20 holes on my engine (2nd gen cover) is about 13.75", and the distance on = the pan=20 is about 14.5". Bummer.

You can use a=20 first gen cover, as long as you aren't using an engine mount plate that = was made=20 for the 2nd gen front cover. I happen to know this well, because = my engine=20 originally came with a first gen cover, and I traded it to Bruce for a = 2nd gen=20 so it would fit the CCI mount plate.

In other=20 news, the rotors are back from Performance Coatings. The = coating is=20 beautiful, and I might add free. Brad felt bad about dropping = my new rotor, so he not only sent a check to pay for the rotor, but = didn't=20 charge me for the coating of the other two. Boys and = Girls, this=20 is first class, grade A customer service. They = also=20 returned the bad rotor, and it really is toast. Talk about a bad=20 bounce... It hit right on the corner, so the apex seal is = squeezed, along=20 with the corner seal, and even the side seal. Couldn't possibly = have hit=20 worse. I'll post a pic if anyone actually cares to see=20 it.

Rusty=20 (T-Minus about half a day to = reassembly)

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