X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 918329 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:56:30 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.85; envelope-from=techwelding@comcast.net Received: from dell (pcp02495568pcs.paduca01.ky.comcast.net[68.63.249.158]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <2006010906554401400q8176e>; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 06:55:44 +0000 Message-ID: <002101c614e9$b38c7520$9ef93f44@dell> From: "Ed Klepeis" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Frozen coolant... Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 00:55:39 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C614B7.68820540" 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_001E_01C614B7.68820540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageDear Russell To check it out if it is the rad or the eng block you would have to = take the rad off and pressure check it in a tank of water this will tell = you where the leak is. It may be a busted seam on the tank something = simple to repair. = Regards = Ed Klepeis ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Frozen coolant... I suspect the radiator is cracked somewhere. Anyone have any = experience with this sort of thing? Can this do damage to the engine = block? The radiator is custom and will not be cheap to replace, and it = will take a while, and the plane is an 8 hour drive away... :-( =20 Sorry to hear about the trouble Dave. I haven't heard any stories of = rotaries freezing, so I don't know what usually breaks, but I do know = they have some freeze plugs just like piston engines do. I'd have to = bet that it will blow one of those before it will break the block. = Unfortunately, some of those are pretty darn inaccessible. While you're = looking for leaks, take a close look at the oil for signs of coolant. = Nothing good could come from that, for sure. =20 Maybe you'll get lucky (relatively speaking) and find a split hose or = something easy (relatively speaking) to fix. Good luck with it.=20 Rusty (and speaking of relatives...) ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C614B7.68820540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Dear Russell
     To check it = out if it is=20 the rad or the eng block you would have to take the rad off and pressure = check=20 it in a tank of water this will tell you where the leak is. It may be = a =20 busted seam on the tank something simple to repair.
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----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 = 11:06=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Frozen = coolant...

I suspect the radiator is cracked somewhere.  Anyone have = any=20 experience with this sort of thing?  Can this do damage to the = engine=20 block?  The radiator is custom and will not be cheap to replace, = and it=20 will take a while, and the plane is an 8 hour drive away... =20 :-(  
 
Sorry to=20 hear about the trouble Dave.  I haven't heard any = stories of=20 rotaries freezing, so I don't know what usually breaks, but I do know = they=20 have some freeze plugs just like piston engines = do.  I'd have=20 to bet that it will blow one of those before it will break the = block. =20 Unfortunately, some of those are pretty darn=20 inaccessible.  While you're looking for leaks, take a = close look at=20 the oil for signs of coolant.  Nothing good could come from that, = for=20 sure.   
 
Maybe=20 you'll get lucky (relatively speaking) and find a split hose or = something easy=20 (relatively speaking) to fix.  Good luck with it. =
 
Rusty (and=20 speaking of relatives...)
 
 
 
 
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