Return-Path: Received: from corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca ([198.162.160.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.9) with ESMTP id 711272 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:46:05 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.162.160.3; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com Received: from canformail1.canfor.ca (canformail1.canfor.ca [199.60.193.29]) by corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca (Build 103 8.9.3p2/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA04599 for ; Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:44:28 -0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C50D3C.AB7C5920" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine assembled Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:44:27 -0800 Message-ID: <091A2D42FAF91A41B84750D269FC97E72B3108@canformail1.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine assembled Thread-Index: AcUNL6B5TqJ0Wa1OSMCrZu8BS7TtTAADDwHg From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C50D3C.AB7C5920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well I'm glad I'm not the only one with a new out-of-spec oil chain. = My original chain was just a little more than 1/2" slop, so I ordered a = new one which was exactly the same... just a little more than 1/2" slop. = No problems with it so far. So I wouldn't worry about it, but I am = interested in what Bruce has to say about it. =20 Todd (wondering how Rusty broke a corner seal?) ________________________________ I found the same thing on a new oil chain myself - my old one had = perhaps a tiny bit more sag, but the new one didn't seem to meet the = specs called for. Been flying with it for 260 hours, so far. =20 Ed A =20 =20 I still measure =BD" of slop on the new oil chain, which is the same = as the one I took off. According to the video, that's too much slop, so = I have a message into Tracy and Bruce about it. I'm guessing this has = to be normal, but it was a good place to stop last night, and I'll wait = for an answer before putting the front cover on. =20 =20 =20 Rusty (still far from being back in the air) ------_=_NextPart_001_01C50D3C.AB7C5920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
    Well I'm glad I'm not the = only one with=20 a new out-of-spec oil chain. My original chain was just a little more = than 1/2"=20 slop, so I ordered a new one which was exactly the same... just a little = more=20 than 1/2" slop. No problems with it so far. So I wouldn't worry about = it, but I=20 am interested in what Bruce has to say about it.
 
Todd (wondering how Rusty broke a corner=20 seal?)

  I found the same thing on a = new oil chain=20 myself - my old one had perhaps a tiny bit more sag, but the new one = didn't=20 seem to meet the specs called for. Been flying with it for 260 hours, = so=20 far.
 
Ed A
 
 

I still = measure =BD=94 of slop=20 on the new oil chain, which is the same as the one I took off. = According to=20 the video, that=92s too much slop, so I have a message into Tracy = and Bruce=20 about it.  I'm guessing this has to be normal, but = it was a=20 good place to stop last night, and I'll wait for an answer before = putting=20 the front cover on. 

 

 

Rusty = (still far=20 from being back in the=20 air)

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