X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 860890 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:32:50 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.198.39; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from office5 (pcp04959909pcs.midval01.tn.comcast.net[68.59.199.44]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005040719315901500ln6ihe>; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:32:04 +0000 Message-ID: <016401c53ba8$58c49570$057ba8c0@farr.com> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Timing Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:31:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0161_01C53B86.D1668320" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0161_01C53B86.D1668320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have even seen people stick little magnets and/or small blocks of = steel on with jb weld at appropriate points in race cars; but, for some = reason, I just don't think I want to depend on that in an airplane. jofarr, soddy tn ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Dube=20 Yes, this is possible. I have operated a pip sensor with a = steel set screw in an aluminum disk before. However, a steel "ring gear" = would be a better bet. You know it will work if you made it look like = the stock timing disk. It would be less likely to vibrate out of = position unnoticed. ------=_NextPart_000_0161_01C53B86.D1668320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have even seen people stick little = magnets and/or=20 small blocks of steel on with jb weld at appropriate points in race = cars; but,=20 for some reason, I just don't think I want to depend on that in an=20 airplane.

jofarr, soddy tn

----- Original Message ----- = From: Bill = Dube=20 =

= Yes,=20 this is possible. I have operated a pip sensor with a steel set screw = in an=20 aluminum disk before. However, a steel "ring gear" would be a better = bet. You=20 know it will work if you made it look like the stock timing disk. It = would be=20 less likely to vibrate out of position unnoticed. =

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