snip....
Chuck, in away has done us all a big favor identifying this

mode

of engine failure. I think we should all send him a check for
what ever we can afford
to help him pay of his engine over haul. He is going to need a

new rotor

housing and a new rotor for sure. Probably at least one new

end

housing.

What is your mailing address Chuck?


Paul Lamar

Chris Cosman wrote:

Yeah Chuck, address!
Chris C.
microcosman.com/aircraft

    It's going to take time and money to examine damage and come up
with a fix would like to donate too.
    Let us help you (help us) the rotary engine is evolving, stuff
happens in the process and this seems to be the forum to find the
answers.  thanks for all the effort everyone, doc maglaughlin

 Thanks for the offers, but I am in this with eyes wide open, if

anyone

finds my experience valuable, just consider it a trade for all the

tips

and valuable knowledge I get from everyone on this list.

Here are a couple of photos of the damage. The center housing was
untouched, the end housing had a small amount of metal displaced at

the

edge of the inlet port, may be repairable by enlarging the ports. The
rotor and rotor housing are history. It was a new rotor housing, rotor
and end housing was used parts when I built this motor. I had about 80
hours on this motor, with Paul's TES oil O rings looking like new,

will

likely reuse them.

Chuck Dunlap

Chuck have you notified Pineapple Racing about this failure?
The least they could do is help you out with the rebuild.

BTW it far, far better for us to contribute to your engine rebuilding
cost than to the Chuck Dunlap Memorial fund :)

Paul Lamar

"Brian D. Cain" wrote:

Chuck, let me know if you're in need of any hard parts.  I may have some
here
that you can use for your rebuild or can find them easily.  Also, great news
on the TES oil control ring
o-rings; I've been waiting for a practical, positive review to come out.
They
should be fully re-usable.

Do you have a picture of the end plate that got nicked near the intake port?
I'll tell you
if it can be removed from porting work or not.

B

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