Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2777326 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:08:17 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.212.0.112]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031129200816.KESW1942.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:08:16 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: original seal locations? Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:08:17 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c3b6b4$87463680$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3B682.3CABC680" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3B682.3CABC680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings, Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I spent my Friday holiday tearing apart the "junk" 6 port engine that Tommy gave me a couple years ago. This engine wouldn't turn, and there's really no telling how long it's been sitting up, so my expectation was to take it apart for entertainment and education (where have we heard that before). I was pleasantly surprised to find that the engine looks pretty good inside. In fact, at first glance, I don't see any wear, or damage of any kind. I also don't see rust, or corrosion. I'm just amazed. I'll know more when I clean it up, but I'm thinking that the failure mode of this engine may have originally been a stuck apex seal. I'm thinking that this engine may be good for either a normal rebuild, or a single rotor project, so I'll clean it up, with rebuild in mind. My question concerns all the rotor seals. Bruce's video tells you to keep track of all the seals, so they can be put back in their original location. Just how necessary is this? I find it hard to believe this is critical. Also, how about the springs? I strongly suspect that the apex seals will be broken by the time I get them out, and I'd probably try those new seals that Tracy has on his site anyway. For that matter, I'd probably buy the "master" kit that Tracy sells, so I'd get the other seals as well. I guess the real question is weather I should keep up with the old seals at all. Tracy- Since it looks like you put these rebuild kits together from different suppliers, is it possible to get a kit with the new type apex seals in it? Cheers, Rusty (still full of Turducken) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3B682.3CABC680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Hope everyone = had a good=20 Thanksgiving.  I spent my Friday holiday tearing apart the "junk" 6 = port=20 engine that Tommy gave me a couple years ago.  This engine wouldn't = turn,=20 and there's really no telling how long it's been sitting = up, so my=20 expectation was to take it apart for entertainment and = education=20 (where have we heard that before).  I was pleasantly surprised = to find=20 that the engine looks pretty good inside.  In fact, at first = glance, I=20 don't see any wear, or damage of any kind.  I also don't = see=20 rust, or corrosion.   I'm just amazed.  I'll know more = when I=20 clean it up, but I'm thinking that the failure mode of this engine = may have=20 originally been a stuck apex seal.
 
I'm thinking = that this=20 engine may be good for either a normal rebuild, or a single rotor = project, so=20 I'll clean it up, with rebuild in mind.  My question concerns=20 all the rotor seals.  Bruce's video tells you to keep track=20 of all the seals, so they can be put back in their original=20 location.  Just how necessary is this?  I find it hard to = believe this=20 is critical.  Also, how about the springs?  =20 I = strongly suspect=20 that the apex seals will be broken by the time I get them out, and I'd = probably=20 try those new seals that Tracy has on his site anyway.  For that = matter,=20 I'd probably buy the "master" kit that Tracy sells, so I'd get the other = seals=20 as well.  I guess the real question is weather I should keep up = with the=20 old seals at all. 
 
Tracy- Since it = looks like=20 you put these rebuild kits together from different suppliers, is it = possible to=20 get a kit with the new type apex seals in it? 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (still = full of=20 Turducken)
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