X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao101.cox.net ([68.230.241.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTP id 3780338 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:51:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.45; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090725045123.MBOX28095.fed1rmmtao101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:51:23 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.87.229]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id L4rK1c00N4wtUdQ044rNf6; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:51:22 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=C_IRinGWAAAA:8 a=iIqG8F2kQkWPFJBhxs4A:9 a=ZsovQWnCmLqdoPRywFkA:7 a=WcjbYbW2mngclTdHAv96z3gcC38A:4 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=CKOb8vtfIQxJCNkdA-sA:9 a=9F5PAEQz3wI2tSsaU8UA:7 a=HkZCVCDF-bYCH4G19bIbEYEXxL4A:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: latest problem Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:51:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_011C_01CA0CA8.E0EE67C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011C_01CA0CA8.E0EE67C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for all of the input. Never occured to me that there may be = threaded plugs under the epoxy. Kind of begs the question as to why it = would be leaking if thats the case. Anyway, assuming there are actually = threaded plugs under there I'll feel more comfortable grinding out the = epoxy, but still not clear what its going to take to get it to seal. Early on I had a leaking plug that Bruce had installed in a different = location. Had a terrible time getting that to seal up because Bruce = tapped with a straight thread rather than tapered thread. David, look forward to those pictures if you can send them. Thanks, Mike ----- Original Message -----=20 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:35 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: latest problem Mike; Bruce built my short block also, aprox. 4 years ago, he has = allen screw plugs in the holes & a drilled bypass internaly. I'll photo = the area ASAP & get it to you for refrence. David R. Cook RV6A Rotary = Lansing MI. (Oshkosh bound early Sat. morning, camping) = = =20 - Sent:=20 My engine seems to be working really well since reseating the = improperly seated B chip in the EC-2. I've run for a few hours and have = not been able to force a re-occurance of the lost data problem. I'm = cautiously optimistic. I also appear to be jinxed. My engine has developed an oil leak. The = engine was built by Bruce Turrentine and one of the mods he performed = was to remove the stock oil filter pad. He didnt simply install a block = off plate from Racing Beat though. He cut the pad off flush and plugged = the remaining holes with what appears to be JB Weld. One of those plugs = has suddenly started leaking. Not sure how best to fix this. Thinking = the best approach is probably to remove the epoxy and tap for threaded = plugs. But I'm afraid there may not be enough metal left to take a = thread. Also afraid of dropping epoxy shavings down into the oil = passage. I'm open to suggestions. Man I'm tired of working on this thing. I want to fly it! Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_011C_01CA0CA8.E0EE67C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
Thanks for all of the input. Never = occured to me=20 that there may be threaded plugs under the epoxy. Kind of begs the = question as=20 to why it would be leaking if thats the case. Anyway, assuming there are = actually threaded plugs under there I'll feel more comfortable grinding = out the=20 epoxy, but still not clear what its going to take to get it to=20 seal.
 
Early on I had a leaking plug that = Bruce had=20 installed in a different location. Had a terrible time getting that to = seal up=20 because Bruce tapped with a straight thread rather than tapered=20 thread.
 
David, look forward to those pictures = if you can=20 send them.
 
Thanks,
 
Mike
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Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 = 6:35 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: latest = problem

Mike; =20 Bruce built my short block also, aprox. 4 years ago, he has allen = screw plugs=20 in the holes & a drilled bypass internaly.  I'll photo the = area ASAP=20 & get it to you for refrence.  David R. Cook RV6A = Rotary =20 Lansing MI.  (Oshkosh bound early Sat. morning,=20 = camping)           = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;  
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My engine seems to be working really = well since=20 reseating the improperly seated B chip in the EC-2. I've run for a few = hours=20 and have not been able to force a re-occurance of the lost data = problem. I'm=20 cautiously optimistic.
 
I also appear to be jinxed. My engine = has=20 developed an oil leak. The engine was built by Bruce Turrentine and = one of the=20 mods he performed was to remove the stock oil filter pad. He didnt = simply=20 install a block off plate from Racing Beat though. He cut the pad off = flush=20 and plugged the remaining holes with what appears to be JB Weld. One = of those=20 plugs has suddenly started leaking. Not sure how best to fix this. = Thinking=20 the best approach is probably to remove the epoxy and tap for threaded = plugs.=20 But I'm afraid there may not be enough metal left to take a thread. = Also=20 afraid of dropping epoxy shavings down into the oil passage. I'm open = to=20 suggestions.
 
Man I'm tired of working on this = thing. I want to=20 fly it!
 
Mike Wills
RV-4=20 N144MW
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