X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1155707 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:17:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6909F.814B100D" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Front housing repair Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:16:56 -0500 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E04DCDEDD@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Front housing repair Thread-Index: AcaQnQZ2f2N6NE+jSjqH6839VnanqQAAf98w From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6909F.814B100D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, I guess I'm the one you're thinking of on the side housing repair. I did it just to see if I could. I wouldn't think of flying with this repaired housing. I'm not even sure if I would put an engine with this repaired housing in a car, unless I was stranded in the desert. Too much work pulling the engine and changing out a bad housing to risk it. =20 Mark S.=20 =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Phy Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:01 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Front housing repair =20 I have a front housing that the outer "O ring" seal's wall has broken off! (about 1/2") I remember seeing that someone had repaired this area, and I'm trying to see if they were successful with their repairs. This appears to be a weak area when the engines get over heated. Not much "meat " outside of that seal. Anyone making NEW front (in the car) housings might want to make that flange wider (Mike McGee, Get back to work)=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6909F.814B100D Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mike,

I guess I’m the one = you’re thinking of on the side housing repair.  I did it just to see if I = could.  I wouldn’t think of flying with this repaired housing.  I’m not even = sure if I would put an engine with this repaired housing in a car, unless I was stranded = in the desert.  Too much work pulling the engine and changing out a bad = housing to risk it. 

 

Mark S. =

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Phy
Sent: Thursday, June 15, = 2006 12:01 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Front housing repair

 

I have a front housing that the outer "O = ring" seal's wall has broken off! (about 1/2") I remember seeing that = someone had repaired this area, and I'm trying to see if they were successful = with their repairs. This appears to be a weak area when the engines = get over heated. Not much "meat " outside of that seal. Anyone = making NEW front (in the car) housings might want to make that flange wider (Mike = McGee, Get back to work)

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