X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3598877 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:01:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.48; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ko9f1b00i0S2fkCA5p0qj0; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:00:50 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([71.57.77.95]) by OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kp0o1b00M23NHuF8Vp0p69; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:00:49 +0000 Message-ID: <9CBBEBD9FA0142B2971BAD9F85CB0964@WschertzPC> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Velocit on Houston TV Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:00:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0081_01C9C772.DB28C090" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01C9C772.DB28C090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Check your oil pan for evidence of coolant. There are two freeze plugs = under the front cover and if they were leaking, the oil can go into the = oil pan also. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:19 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Velocit on Houston TV Coolant from front cover? Hmmm.. Unless this is a Renesis, I don't = think there is any coolant in that area to leak. Let us know what turns = up. Tracy On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:28 PM, wrote: No where near as exciting as a first flight(congrats, btw, however, = my rotary Velocty made it on a news feature for the local ABC affiliates = Live at Five show on Monday. The reporter lives in the city in whcih I = am a cop and he really liked the lawyer turned cop building an airplane = thing. It may take a minute to load, and I think you have to have allow = active X controls, but you can view the video at = www.LoneStarVelocity.com Since they shot the footage last Monday, 4-13-09, I have reassembled = the engine and fired it up last night for the first time AGAIN. It is = currently running rough due to only intial timing set, but since it was = 2:00am I only ran it about 10 minutes at fast idle. Just before I shut = it down, I noticed it leaking coolant from the front cover. I had not = tightened a nut properly....or so I hope that is all it is . Hope to = get out there again soon to continue the progress. All the best, Chris -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01C9C772.DB28C090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Check your oil pan for evidence of = coolant. There=20 are two freeze plugs under the front cover and if they were leaking, the = oil can=20 go into the oil pan also.
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
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From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 = 1:19=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary = Velocit=20 on Houston TV

Coolant from front cover?  Hmmm..  Unless = this is a=20 Renesis, I don't think there is any coolant in that area to = leak.  Let us=20 know what turns up.

Tracy

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:28 PM, <cbarber@texasattorney.net&g= t;=20 wrote:
No=20 where near as exciting as a first flight(congrats, btw, however, my = rotary=20 Velocty made it on a news feature for the local ABC affiliates Live = at Five=20 show on Monday.  The reporter lives in the city in whcih I am a = cop and=20 he really liked the lawyer turned cop building an airplane = thing.

It=20 may take a minute to load, and I think you have to have allow active = X=20 controls, but you can view the video at www.LoneStarVelocity.com

Since they shot = the=20 footage last Monday, 4-13-09, I have reassembled the engine and = fired it up=20 last night for the first time AGAIN.  It is currently running = rough due=20 to only intial timing set, but since it was 2:00am I only ran it = about 10=20 minutes at fast idle. Just before I shut it down, I noticed it = leaking=20 coolant from the front cover.  I had not tightened a nut = properly....or=20 so I hope that is all it is <g>.  Hope to get out there = again=20 soon to continue the progress.

All the = best,

Chris


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