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Well, Rino, I'm still using it, so I would put it in the serviceable category - others may disagree. The thing I would be most concerned about is that after "heat treating" that relative small area of the side housing - what stresses would this cause between that spot and the rest of the iron in the side housing - would cracks occur, etc? I decided that since this alloy for the side housing was probably designed for some temperature variation (coolant on one side, fire on the other) that the effects would not be drastic. So far, so good. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rino Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 4:11 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine oil starvation Thanks Ed for the info. Was the side housing in this photo serviceable? Rino ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine oil starvation Ok, you show me yours .. well, anyhow here is a photo of one of my overheated side housings. Note how the "O" ring is flattened and compromised due to the extreme heat. Yes, coolant did leak through the compromised "O" ring. Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rino Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 12:05 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine oil starvation Here is the photo of the end housing damage by the oil starvation. Rino Lacombe __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com