X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from x2.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2279507 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:12:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.8; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from x2.itlnet.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by x2.itlnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l7N4BxXR030145 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:11:59 -0500 Received: from itlnet.net (email2.itlnet.net [192.168.10.157]) by x2.itlnet.net (x2.itlnet.net [172.16.1.147]) id j7LNBx27428631738d ret-id none; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:11:59 -0500 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.115.9]) by itlnet.net (SurgeMail 3.8l) with ESMTP id 4574-1769559 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:11:58 -0500 Message-ID: <001801c7e53c$65a72600$09731340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Startling discovery Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:15:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C7E512.5A482CC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Authenticated-User: jwvoto@itlnet.net X-ITLnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ITLnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ITLnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-2.599, required 4, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -2.60, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, SPF_HELO_PASS -0.00) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C7E512.5A482CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My old faithful Ryobi motor tool quit and of course, tore it apart to = fix it. Carried it to the house to fix the switch that had failed. = After getting it going again I could not find the piece that held the = shaft locking button up off the shaft. So back to the shop to look for = it. No luck but..... I did find a part of an apex seal, the triangular = end piece. Can these fall out? It has been about 2 years since the = engine ran. It ran rough but very rich so it didn't seem like bad = compression. =20 Does anyone know if the seals Atkins was selling a few years ago were = one piece or 3? I don't remember its been so long since I put the engine = together. The invoice just says 2mm seal ( I said a few years, the = invoice is dated 5-26-2000). I can't figure how this piece got where it = was, 3 feet from the engine and I had put the cast iron manifold on a = few months ago and only turned the engine over by hand while fitting = belts. Any guesses? Wendell ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C7E512.5A482CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My old faithful Ryobi motor tool quit and of course, tore it apart = to fix=20 it. Carried it to the house to fix the switch that had failed. = After=20 getting it going again I could not find the piece that held the shaft = locking=20 button up off the shaft. So back to the shop to look for it. = No luck=20 but..... I did find a part of an apex seal, the triangular end = piece. Can=20 these fall out? It has been about 2 years since the engine ran. It = ran=20 rough but very rich so it didn't seem like bad compression. =

Does anyone know if the seals Atkins was selling a few years ago = were one=20 piece or 3? I don't remember its been so long since I put the = engine=20 together. The invoice just says 2mm seal ( I said a few = years, the=20 invoice is dated 5-26-2000). I can't figure how this piece got = where it=20 was, 3 feet from the engine and I had put the cast iron manifold on a = few months=20 ago and only turned the engine over by hand while fitting belts.

Any guesses?

Wendell

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