Ian Beadle wrote:

Hi Paul,
Please put me back on the list. Have I missed any important information?
Ian Beadle.

Welcome back Ian. I hope you enjoyed your vacation. Did you fly your
rotary powered RV6 someplace out there in Western Australia?
If so I would love to hear about the trip.

Chuck's engine swallowed a pin out of the six port intake sleeve.
Chuck is OK.

Do you know about that? When did you leave as I don't keep those records?

Paul Lamar

Hi Paul, I left just after Chucks engine failed but did not know why. Was
the pin from the thottle body butterfly? We flew Airbus 330 with Thai
airways, not as much fun as the RV6 but the service was better.
 Ian Beadle.

It was the pin in the sleeve that engages the shaft that rotates the sleeve
opening the secondary port. Most people just remove the sleeves when
using the engine in an airplane.

Paul Lamar
 
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