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)