X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2914545 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 May 2008 23:58:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.19] (really [66.57.38.121]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080509035734.EFBL2106.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@[192.168.0.19]> for ; Fri, 9 May 2008 03:57:34 +0000 Message-ID: <4823CBB0.4060103@nc.rr.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 23:57:36 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080227) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flywheel nut References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lehanover@aol.com wrote: > If the crank had been used in a racing engine you might find that the crank > has been shortened about 1/8" and perhaps a similar amount is missing from the > nut. This would be done so the center from a small diameter clutch pack will > not touch the crank or nut. > Sho' nuff', that's the answer, right there. I compared it to a junk crank, and the machining is obvious once I knew what to look for. I could switch it out to use the machined nut, but that would be sort of pointless. Thanks, Lynn. -- http://www.ronpaultimeline.com