X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "David Leonard" Received: from mail-ig0-f169.google.com ([209.85.213.169] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.10) with ESMTPS id 8605302 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:25:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.169; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by mail-ig0-f169.google.com with SMTP id bi2so23141981igb.0 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to; bh=SbxESs8NlSVTVWOnF212TJtreE681CETNq9HejyUwWM=; b=aW5wXcUc5xBW1CqvG1skvcj/gC8SrJ9b/Z6FjFyIfClmkcNABNvPr8iEW+GEXsqV+E BJeV0LMCFmQPndzfhvetFxLF558kR+mwIvm1foSdi+MuLrz6cdQt1vGZvIMdOZjUDK+V 4Lzm98MaWZzGSuLsvuVUUOA0S2+/tVxok/XJl3yEO5hFaP4zjdB1Lsmc6HqNBG1lwIi+ KvuoqTLicPlG3TGLN1ABuRzECUb1oFEoHdhmjVpbbD0Alk0F8/qC4+AW0+/Kr2+rd2d6 EiEhAD1VfJHsVUN3nbL/+0IGxFVUaucIaGxrxTajUfQNvsKw3w2x9bGcBcCCQRt9V632 iT2w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to; bh=SbxESs8NlSVTVWOnF212TJtreE681CETNq9HejyUwWM=; b=nBKCnSPD4CsezqX70rGX97D+J+tykn3wcKbeHBbyarMpjnHpazOjxcRQ8PSzxeSJlP DoVuYO16FWHbNSIsA1J5I3teS//YosWV9hx7ycuSBYNTo7sZWAj09bP4+VqyFSCpjhTz RwbK5tzPYEjHvxNohZ6leHwH476KPeLVmAW+F2xoxNqKz509Y3DPgjgxM1GLWf+AppGm Hwn6mXBf9NyCV1tBfekOwf0v1KO59lsiYRBtgI1rto0veMF7AXKrHZxYwzpGGQiISJgQ 9izeyJSGo7OyhK6B7h+y9kZ2F4eiMRwvf1ayCDTgBo6sFrd0qLS9HFIzVmPTEFF/60Ka 12EQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FVLvR97wDFTCzluL13CEDIsGVuKYxbguSIC0veIHLHFCYaXVvpDQczhanwLb4tkfPDdK2DATiZ/sqHcqA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.16.200 with SMTP id i8mr6859553igd.21.1461356740151; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.79.69.132 with HTTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.79.69.132 with HTTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:40 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Not the Water Jacket. ....? To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d04426c62630fe9053118a155 --f46d04426c62630fe9053118a155 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 For Lynn and other rotary experts... Sigh. I jusy finished a rebuild because I started getting exhaust gasses in the coolant. ... I assumed that I had melted a coolant jacket o ring (the Teflon ones that RWS sells). But now after replacing the cooling jacket o rings and other rubber stuff? I still seem to have the same problem. Is it a warped rotor housing? Side housing? Impossibe to guess without measurements? I didn't bother with measurements because I dont really have the tools for the require precision. The symptoms originally came on fairly suddenly with no provocation (like overheating or something). .... I just suddenly lost most of my my coolant. For the first time in the life of the plane I am considering throwing in the towel on the rotary engine concept, or at least my ability to manage it.... --f46d04426c62630fe9053118a155 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For Lynn and other rotary experts...=C2=A0 Sigh.=C2=A0 I jus= y finished a rebuild because I started getting exhaust gasses in the coolan= t. ...=C2=A0 I assumed that I had melted a coolant jacket o ring (the Teflo= n ones that=C2=A0 RWS sells).=C2=A0 But now after replacing the cooling jac= ket o rings and other rubber stuff? I still seem to have the same problem.= =C2=A0 Is it a warped rotor housing? Side housing?=C2=A0 Impossibe to guess= without measurements?=C2=A0=C2=A0 I didn't bother with measurements be= cause I dont really have the tools for the require precision.=C2=A0=C2=A0 <= /p>

The symptoms originally came on fairly suddenly with no prov= ocation (like overheating or something). ....=C2=A0 I just=C2=A0 suddenly l= ost most of my my coolant.

For the first time in the life of the plane I am considering= throwing in the towel on the rotary engine concept, or at least my ability= to manage it....

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