X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 861390 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:37:39 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm67aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051203013656.IIZS28225.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm67aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:36:56 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm67aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051203013655.SANL23643.ibm67aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:36:55 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Renesis Inspection and Mods Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 19:36:55 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c5f7aa$0b9f08c0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5F777.C10498C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5F777.C10498C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Let me throw this out there again. I have the opportunity to purchase a Renesis that came out of a 2005 RX8 that was totaled with 1000 mile on = it. =20 Hi Bob, =20 I think common sense will rule on the damage issue. There's a lot of = ways to total a car, that won't put a scratch on the engine or transmission. = Was it hit in the rear, side, or did it hit a wall at 100 mph? I'd say if there's no visible sign of damage to the block itself, then it's = probably just fine. =20 =20 If it turns smoothly, has good even compression, and doesn't appear = damaged, I wouldn't even think about taking it apart. Once you get it in the = plane and running, you'll have plenty of opportunity to find out if it seems = to have problems before you have to fly it. =20 =20 As for the tension bolts, has anyone looked at the Renesis bolts to see = if they've improved them? In later years of the 13B, I think they tried to make them better, and since the Renesis turns high rpms routinely, they might have fixed this problem. I can't believe it would be a problem if = you wanted to remove one at a time to coat them, just make sure you order = some new tension bolt seals before you do it :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (friends don't let friend fly turbos) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5F777.C10498C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Let me throw this out there again.  I have the = opportunity=20 to purchase a Renesis that came out of a 2005 RX8 that was totaled with = 1000=20 mile on it.

 
Hi=20 Bob,
 
I think = common sense=20 will rule on the damage issue.  There's a lot of ways to total a = car, that=20 won't put a scratch on the engine or transmission.  Was it hit = in the=20 rear, side, or did it hit a wall at 100 mph?  I'd say if there's no = visible=20 sign of damage to the block itself, then it's probably just=20 fine.  
 
If it = turns smoothly,=20 has good even compression, and doesn't appear damaged, I wouldn't even = think=20 about taking it apart.   Once you get it in the plane and running, = you'll=20 have plenty of opportunity to find out if it seems to have problems = before you=20 have to fly it. 
 
As for = the tension=20 bolts, has anyone looked at the Renesis bolts to see if they've improved = them?  In later years of the 13B, I think they tried to make them = better,=20 and since the Renesis turns high rpms routinely, they might have fixed = this=20 problem.  I can't believe it would be a problem if you wanted to = remove one=20 at a time to coat them, just make sure you order some new tension bolt = seals=20 before you do it :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (friends don't let=20 friend fly turbos)



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