X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from m12.lax.untd.com ([64.136.30.75] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with SMTP id 986489 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:05:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.30.75; envelope-from=alwick@juno.com Received: from m12.lax.untd.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by m12.lax.untd.com with SMTP id AABBLKMBHAH9RLMJ for (sender ); Mon, 6 Jun 2005 13:03:51 -0700 (PDT) X-UNTD-OriginStamp: L941HVjjYzDhN3itp//mkLoCHOBuc8/AQuuz6Hi/WnwQxRwz7CjpyA== Received: (from alwick@juno.com) by m12.lax.untd.com (jqueuemail) id KUUA3V2B; Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:03:37 PDT To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:07:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 problems - solved / rotary risks Message-ID: <20050606.130311.2568.25.alwick@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_77b5.6849.2e3c X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 8-6,8-17,19,28,29-32767 From: al p wick X-ContentStamp: 10:5:3785776195 X-MAIL-INFO:2471714db56869f19115094dc5095d99d9dc3809d1b9bc11b5d138dcd1ccd1c848b1dd1871d84df84d98b5c95d011cc9f1680db1a9f55915e89c556cc5ec8c190d08194521dd0078088dbd9d007d41 X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 127.0.0.1|localhost|m12.lax.untd.com|alwick@juno.com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_77b5.6849.2e3c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yeah, I think you rotary guys need to ground all your planes until you get those timing belts taken care of. LOL -al wick Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru 2.5 N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design info: http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:02:19 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time) "Echo Lake Fishing Resort (Georges Boucher)" writes: On the other hand when I had my shop I found that the biggest cause of belt failure was belt tensioner bearing seizing up usually after the first belt was replaced(even though the tensioner felt free the sealed bearings had dried up) In my opinion the tensioner(s) should be replaced at the same tine as the belt(s) . One that sticks to mind was a Peugeot MY16 twin cam, the customer didn't go for the $100.00 + tensioner , 4000km later had $3000.00 rebuild (valve to piston contact at high rpm). It's pretty hard to have redundancy on timing belts, I like the odds with a rotary!! Georges B. ----__JNP_000_77b5.6849.2e3c Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah, I think you rotary guys need to ground all your planes until you= get=20 those timing belts taken care of. LOL
 

-al wick
Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by= =20 stock Subaru 2.5
N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland,=20 Oregon
Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel = design=20 info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html
 
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:02:19 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time) "Echo Lake=20 Fishing Resort (Georges Boucher)" <echolakeresort@telus.net>=20 writes:
On the other hand when I had my shop I found that the biggest = cause=20 of belt failure was belt tensioner bearing seizing up usually = after=20 the first belt was replaced(even though the tensioner felt free the= =20 sealed bearings had dried up) In my opinion the tensioner(s) should= be=20 replaced at the same tine as the belt(s) . One that sticks to = mind=20 was a Peugeot MY16 twin cam, the customer didn't go for the $100.00= +=20 tensioner , 4000km later had $3000.00 rebuild (valve to piston = contact=20 at high rpm). It's pretty hard to have redundancy on timing belts, = I=20 like the odds with a rotary!!
Georges B.
 
 
 
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