Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #42074
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Using OMP rotor housing only
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:41:18 -0800
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Al,

  The 10mm X 1.25 (or 1.50 cannot remember for sure) bolts that fasten the

torgue converter to the flexplate of a Mazda automatic transmission are just

the correct length (with a copper washer from OMP nozzles) to plug the

rotor housing ports........Or shorten standard 10mm bolt to about 1/2 inch

of thread length (Make sure bolt does not bottom out before sealing)..........

 

FWIW

I took a look at it yesterday, and it makes sense to replace the banjo bolt with a regular bolt and seal washer.  But I just don’t happen to have any torque converter to flexplate bolts lying aroundJ.  I can get some 10 mm x 1.5 x 12 mm long at McMaster-Carr, but I’ll double check the thread pitch; unless you happen to recall, Mark.

 

Thanks,

 

Al

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