Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 757263 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:18:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050224141750.CNSJ2031.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:17:50 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Thermal pellet plug with underdrive pulley? Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:18:18 -0600 Message-ID: <05e901c51a7b$b01c2020$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_05EA_01C51A49.6581B020" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_05EA_01C51A49.6581B020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many of the engines have the "racing beat" underdrive pulley (mine did coming from Bruce), and I just did the 'retrofit' to change the oil = disable pellet under the pulley, because the dimensions of the pulley were = slightly different than standard Mazda pulley so the pellet had to be a little longer. Bill Schertz =20 Hi Bill,=20 =20 You're above comments got my attention, since I just changed my e-shaft pulley from stock, to the one Mazdatrix sells (probably the same Racing = Beat pulley). My engine was modified by Bruce in the past, and had the = aluminum bypass pellet installed. I got a new pellet with the overhaul kit, but = it looked the same as the one I already had, so I saved the new one for possible use in the single rotor. I just checked Bruce's site, and his description of the pellet states that it works with aftermarket = underdrive pulleys. Mazdatrix sells these too, as well as the pulleys, and doesn't mention any problems using the bypass with their pulleys. =20 =20 My question here is why did you have to change yours? Didn't it come = from Bruce with the pellet already installed on the underdrive pulley? What = would make you feel like you needed to change that? =20 =20 I'm going to be out in the garage later, playing with some of these = parts to make sure I feel comfortable with what I've just installed. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty=20 =20 PS- I'm definitely in for one or two of the e-shaft alternators, perhaps belt free for the single rotor. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_05EA_01C51A49.6581B020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Many of the engines have the "racing beat" underdrive = pulley=20 (mine did coming from Bruce), and I just did the 'retrofit' to change = the oil=20 disable pellet under the pulley, because the dimensions of the pulley = were=20 slightly different than standard Mazda pulley so the pellet had to be a = little=20 longer.

Bill Schertz

 
Hi Bill, =
 
You're = above comments=20 got my attention, since I just changed my e-shaft pulley from stock, to = the one=20 Mazdatrix sells (probably the same Racing Beat pulley).  My engine = was=20 modified by Bruce in the past, and had the aluminum bypass pellet=20 installed.  I got a new pellet with the overhaul kit, but it looked = the=20 same as the one I already had, so I saved the new one for possible use = in the=20 single rotor.  I just checked Bruce's site, and his = description of the=20 pellet states that it works with aftermarket underdrive pulleys.  = Mazdatrix=20 sells these too, as well as the pulleys, and doesn't mention any = problems using=20 the bypass with their pulleys. 
 
My = question here is why=20 did you have to change yours?  Didn't it come from Bruce with the = pellet=20 already installed on the underdrive pulley? What would make you feel = like you=20 needed to change that? 
 
I'm = going to be out in=20 the garage later, playing with some of these parts to make sure I feel=20 comfortable with what I've just installed. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20
 
PS- I'm = definitely in=20 for one or two of the e-shaft alternators, perhaps belt free for the = single=20 rotor. 
 



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