Paul wrote:

   Can't be done. I looked at this awhile back and the tension bolts
   interfere with the front cover and inner passages. Also you still need
   RTV on the bolts to damp the violin string vibration.
    >
    > Of course if you start with a clean sheet and do a custom front cover
    > like Everett Hatch did no problem.
    >
    > Paul,
   It looks as if both end housings were custom. Did he have external oil
   and water pumps?

   Fred O.

   I don't know. I would say probably.
   Everett wrote an article on this engine for EAA Sport Aviation
   mag. I would love to get a scanned copy of that article or just a
   zerox if
   possible.

   Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


Paul, Do you know what issue. Our EAA club has many back issues.
Ben-PA


OCTOBER 1988  page 26  The Norton Rotary Engines
JUNE 1989     page 43  A Rotary Power Odyssey/Everett Hatch and Steve Beckham
May 1991      Page 37  Rotary Update/Everett Hatch and Steve Beckham
JANUARY 1996  page 93 A Long-EZ That Goes Hm-m-m Power by Mazda-Dick Cavin
JULY 1996     Page 90 Powersport's Path to Success Rotary Engine is Available-Joe Kidd

http://www.cozybuilders.org/ref_info/sportavi80.html
http://www.cozybuilders.org/ref_info/sportavi90.html

200 dots per inch and please send me one or two pages at a time as
they may be large files. Email is only good for about 1 meg per message.


Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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