Hans Conser wrote:

I think the most exaggerated part of the post on the velocity list was

the referral to rapid failure, this simply almost never happens with a
rotary.

Hans Conser

Yes I agree Hans. I got this verbal story second hand from Ed Anderson

last Tuesday.

Jim Moser lost his water pump V belts and the engine overheated. He

declared and emergency

but the tower did not clear the runway in time and he had to make a go

around. That of course

required quite a bit of HP. He did indeed make the go around and landed

safely. Is that

right Jim? Ed? According to Ed the water seals were so far gone coolant

just poured out

of the engine when an attempt was made to refill the cooling system.

Jim, are the rotor housings warped? What else was hurt?

Paul Lamar

Robin wrote:

Anybody think an aluminum 350 would have done any better???
Robin

One thing about a rotary, you never see a rod through the side of the
block or a dropped exhaust valve head destroying the engine. Talk about 
catastrophic failures. Now those are CATASTROPHIC FAILURES!!!

Paul Lamar
 
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