X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop: No license found, only first 5 messages were scanned Return-Path: Received: from hu-out-0102.google.com ([72.14.214.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.1) with ESMTP id 1209820 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:30:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.14.214.194; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by hu-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id 16so1398949hue for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:29:44 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:importance:in-reply-to; b=nLZjESvq1WnA21MCQRtbHXFv+J6zfiAajOWW3hMZ/gHTBHrSqdxf/7FLnA9oZ4o9OFhzAlWeN89nxcVj6vzcn5sqhaM90jGTevdVBWUb/JeNUOwyCCdS8jJBEG2Cey/4TeOIhoiUYbulfWme/6lnYEKjnothLZgiSr7OVTgJzaA= Received: by 10.54.80.18 with SMTP id d18mr866060wrb; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:35:08 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from rd ( [65.6.194.9]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 13sm3241627wrl.2006.06.28.06.35.07; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:35:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] damage report Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:35:06 -0500 Message-ID: <001501c69ab7$ac3e1400$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69A8D.C3680C00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69A8D.C3680C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Finally pulled the schrader valve from my compression tester and spun it with the starter. Rotor one was a nice 100-100-100 for bumps. Rotor 2 = was 60-60-85. Oops. Looks like a bad apex seal?=20 =20 Hi Bill, =20 Sorry to hear of your trouble, but GREAT job on paying attention to, and acting on the changes in behavior. Aside from the oil nozzle that you, = and others mentioned, I can't think of anything specific to that rotor. =20 =20 What has your normal oil temp, and pressure been? Is either of these marginal? I know you were already working on improving cooling airflow, = but don't recall if that was mostly for water, oil, or both. =20 =20 Good luck, Rusty=20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69A8D.C3680C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Finally pulled the schrader valve from my compression tester and = spun it=20 with the starter.  Rotor one was a nice 100-100-100 for = bumps.  Rotor=20 2 was 60-60-85.  Oops.  Looks like a bad apex seal? 
 
Hi=20 Bill,
 
Sorry to hear=20 of your trouble, but GREAT job on paying attention to, and acting on the = changes=20 in behavior.  Aside from the oil nozzle that you, and others = mentioned, I=20 can't think of anything specific to that rotor.  =
 
What has your=20 normal oil temp, and pressure been?  Is either of these = marginal?  I=20 know you were already working on improving cooling airflow, but don't = recall if=20 that was mostly for water, oil, or both. 
 
Good=20 luck,
Rusty=20
 
 
 
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