| Sorry Bill, it was IFR all weekend and I didn't get to fly. Then I was checking things on Saturday and noticed my water pump dripping coolant from the seal. So, I've decided to go ahead and install a Renesis water pump. I had purchased a Renesis wp and front cover about a year ago with the intent of changing over. Since the Renesis wp is integral with the front cover, I had to band saw the wp housing from the front cover. I will be using it and the Renesis wp cartridge and discarding the rest. I will also have to use the Renesis front hub in order to get the pulleys to line up. This has required some minor machine work to the Renesis hub as it is different from the 20B hub. (That's why I was asking for the dimensions for the CAS trigger wheel.) All of this will save about 7.5#.
As for my impressions of the p-port motor, so far I'm very happy with it. Idle is acceptable and power is noticably increased over the side port motor. The intake is much lighter and simpler to fabricate (except for machining the housings which you could farm out). Everything else connects with hose clamps.
Mark S. On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Bill Bradburry <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Mark,
Speaking of a two hour drive….did
you get in the air this weekend??
Report on the PPort!!
Bill B
From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:54
PM
To: Rotary
motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis CAS
Trigger Wheel Dims
Does anyone happen to know the thickness of the Renesis crank trigger
wheel? This is the toothed wheel that triggers the ignition &
injectors. I need to know the exact thickness of the timing wheel.
If anyone can send me this dimension I would be very appreciative as it
would save me a two hour drive.
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