Paul,

Can you or somebody on line tell me if anybody  does rotor housing
exchange
or if it
is possible to re machine rotor  housings?
I need to acquire two 13B housings as mine are unserviceable.  Good ones
are becoming
vary rare here in West Australia.

Gary  Byfield
East Perth
Western Australia

I hear rumors to that effect  but I don't have any info or experience with
reman rotor
housings. My guess  it is not easy to do. I would think it necessary to
un-plate the
scared or  pitted chrome and use an NC mill to clean up the steel liners
and  then
re-plate the porous chrome  surface.

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Paul  Lamar




Hi Gary

Are you building an aircraft?
I'm in  Leeming Perth
Steve Izett

Here is a source for reground rotor housings.


(http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/showthread.php?t=12967)

You have to copy the link.

Lynn E. Hanover

Nothing was said about re chroming. for $125 I can't imagine they could
afford to re-chrome. With out the porous chrome the life is in doubt.

BTW porous chrome is an old idea that was used on naval radial aircraft
engines in WW II. It has also been used on Lyc and Cont flat AC engines.

Paul Lamar


Paul -- we have had no problem getting any 13B rotor housings.

Because the U.S. dollar tanked against the Australian dollar, we have
shipped a decent number of new rotor housings (and rotors, seals, etc.) to Australia the last year or two.

Dave Lemon
Mazdatrix