X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from x.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTPS id 2280186 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:55:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.9; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from x.itlnet.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by x.itlnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l7NDt3Ir003437 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:55:03 -0500 Received: from itlnet.net (email1.itlnet.net [192.168.10.156]) by x.itlnet.net (x.itlnet.net [172.16.1.148]) id j7M8y30772561853uZ ret-id none; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:55:03 -0500 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.115.90]) by itlnet.net (SurgeMail 3.8l) with ESMTP id 1726-1769559 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:55:00 -0500 Message-ID: <002501c7e58d$d8067600$5a731340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Startling discovery Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:58:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C7E563.CFCBA020" 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_0022_01C7E563.CFCBA020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You mean I need to clean the shop more than every 7 years? I got to looking at it closer after sending the post, it an old one ( = one corner is worn smooth and shows dirt and some wear on surfaces) and = must have been in the box of stuff I brought out this time to mount the = engine. Didn't know I had the old seals in there. It did cause me to = hit the panic button. Wendell 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 Take the engine apart and replace the missing corner seal. You should = be able to tell one that has been run from one that has not. Look for a part number in your paper work. Call = Kathy at Atkins and ask her if she can bring up your order and tell you = what you bought. When building engines, put the engine stand in the = center of an old white sheet. You can see small dropped items right = away.=20 Sweep the floor more often. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C7E563.CFCBA020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You mean I = need to clean=20 the shop more than every 7 years?

I got to = looking at it=20 closer after sending the post, it an old one ( one corner is worn smooth = and=20 shows dirt and some wear on surfaces) and must have been in the box of = stuff I=20 brought out this time to mount the engine. Didn't know I had the = old seals=20 in there. It did cause me to hit the panic button.

Wendell

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

Does anyone know if the seals Atkins was selling a few years = ago were=20 one piece or 3? I don't remember its been so long since I put = the=20 engine together. The invoice just says 2mm seal ( I said = a few=20 years, the invoice is dated 5-26-2000). I can't figure how = this piece=20 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=20 fitting belts.

Any guesses?

Wendell

Take the engine apart and replace the missing corner seal. You = should be=20 able to tell one that has been run

from one that has not. Look for a part number in your paper work. = Call=20 Kathy at Atkins and ask her if she can bring up your order and tell = you what=20 you bought. When building engines, put the engine stand in the center = of an=20 old white sheet. You can see small dropped items right away.

Sweep the floor more often.

Lynn E. Hanover

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