Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #57675
From: Kelly Troyer <keltro@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil Injector Banjo Spacers
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:27:35 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
 Mark,
   One other thought about your damaged apex seals..............You did not say what damage looked like but is
there any chance that the P port welding was not ground completely level with the rotor ID or that the weld
could have caused a slight distortion in the surface............Might be worth a detailed inspection of that rotor
housing since it is disassembled................
 
Kelly T
On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Kelly Troyer <keltro@gmail.com> wrote:
Mark,
   Do you have a large area vacuum chamber in your map plumbing ?.............Perhaps one might reduce the pulses from all three rotors
to a level that will acceptable to the EC-2..................(I know you need more things to fix)...................<:)
 
Kelly T

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, had to open up the bore just a bit and counter-bore one end as the oil injection bolt has a step.  Anyway, I was able to hook up the check valves and wouldn't you know, it ran worse than before.  So, now I have them blocked off and I'm sampling MAP from only one rotor.  For some unknown reason, it runs the best with vacuum sense from only one rotor.

I found damaged apex seals on rotor #1, the one that was cutting out.  So, I had to pull the engine and tear it down.  I sent the apex seals to Tracy to look at and evaluate.  He couldn't say for sure, but thought it must have been from FOD.  I ordered new apex seals and o-rings and will be putting it back together soon.  

I also sent the EC-2 to Tracy for checkout and s/w upgrade.  He didn't find anything to account for the symptoms I've been seeing.  He made some mods, upgraded the s/w and it is now on its way back.

Thanks,
Mark   


On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Kelly Troyer <keltro@gmail.com> wrote:
Mark,
  Did the spacers work to replace your oil injection banjos ??................

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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta_"Eventually"
13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2




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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta_"Eventually"
13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2



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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta_"Eventually"
13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2
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