Return-Path: Received: from source1.sourcedns1.com ([209.151.88.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 2777343 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:35:39 -0500 Received: from [63.162.171.178] (helo=TJHOME) by source1.sourcedns1.com with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AQBoY-0004wc-Jp for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:35:38 -0500 From: "TW James" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] original seal locations? Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:35:36 -0500 Message-ID: <000201c3b6b8$5986ccb0$6401a8c0@TJHOME> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3B68E.70B0C4B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - source1.sourcedns1.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - healed.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3B68E.70B0C4B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If I had known it was that good, I'd have insisted on two rides.! Regards, Tommy Turkey -----Original Message----- From: Russell Duffy [mailto:13brv3@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 3:08 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] original seal locations? 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_0003_01C3B68E.70B0C4B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

If I had known it was that good, = I’d have insisted on two rides…!

Regards, Tommy Turkey =

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Russell Duffy [mailto:13brv3@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Saturday, November = 29, 2003 3:08 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = original seal locations?

 

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)

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