Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 659587 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:52:39 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j14Mq5ed029121 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:52:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001701c50b0c$2aa3ad10$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad news- Moroso Oil Pans for 13B Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:52:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C50AE2.41992790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C50AE2.41992790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, just got to reading the oilpan stuff and seems I recall = the MOROSO oil pan coming up before a couple of years ago and it then = turned out to be for a 12A. However, as best I recall the one you got = specifically called out the 13B in the Advertisement - just ain't no = telling these days. Great to hear how you were treated by Performance Coatings - unusually, = these days they usually blame it on the UPS man {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 5:33 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad news- Moroso Oil Pans for 13B Greetings, 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. 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 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. Rusty (T-Minus about half a day to reassembly) ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C50AE2.41992790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty, just got to reading the oilpan = stuff and=20 seems I recall the MOROSO oil pan coming up before a couple of years ago = and it=20 then turned out to be for a 12A.  However, as best I = recall the one=20 you got specifically called out the 13B in the Advertisement - just = ain't=20 no telling these days.
 
Great to hear how you were treated by = Performance=20 Coatings - unusually, these days they usually blame it on the UPS man=20 {:>)
 
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 = 5:33=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad = news- Moroso=20 Oil Pans for 13B

Greetings,
 
The UPS man=20 just stopped by, and I got my Moroso oil pan.  It's a thing of = beauty,=20 but unfortunately, it doesn't fit.  These pans appear to be = made for=20 the old first gen and earlier front covers, which = were thicker=20 than the 2nd gen cover.  In other words, the distance between the = front=20 and rear holes on my engine (2nd gen cover) is about 13.75", and the = distance=20 on the pan is about 14.5".   Bummer.
 
You can use=20 a first gen cover, as long as you aren't using an engine mount plate = that was=20 made for the 2nd gen front cover.  I happen to know this well, = because my=20 engine originally came with a first gen cover, and I traded it to = Bruce for a=20 2nd gen 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=20 my new rotor, so he not only sent a check to pay for the rotor, = but=20 didn't charge me for the coating of the = other two.  Boys and=20 Girls, this is first class, grade A customer service. =20  They also returned the bad rotor, and it really is toast.  = Talk=20 about a bad bounce...  It hit right on the corner, so the apex = seal is=20 squeezed, along with the corner seal, and even the side seal.  = Couldn't=20 possibly have hit worse.  I'll post a pic if anyone actually = cares to see=20 it.
 
Rusty=20 (T-Minus about half a day to=20 reassembly)
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