[Orv Neisingh]

I will try this again as the first attempt did not seem to post. A few years ago before Joe Huff was offering his engine building services as fellow in Montana by the name of Kasey advertised that he was an engine expert and would rebuild Rotorway engines that needed service. I personally know of three of those engines that blew up and was flying in two Rotorways when those engines came apart in flight. If anyone is interested we can discuss what this person did to destroy our engines. 

[Tim Morris]

Mine didn't blow up in flight, but it was eating itself up.  If I had continued to use it, I would have had a catastrophic engine failure.  I ended up pulling the engine and getting Joe Huff to fix it.

[Orv Neisingh]

Wise choice Tim. One engine out in your ship was certainly enough to get both of our attention. No repeats needed.

[Tim Morris]

BTY Orv - THANKS for getting involved with this forum.

[Orv Neisingh]

I will continue to contribute interesting posts Tim. You have some stories that would also be of interest that you should post as well. The more people post the more others will use this web site to everyone’s benefit. Happy fourth Tim.

[Lyle Swallows]

i am curious what caused this cam failure? was it the same engine with that siezed roller shaft rocker?

for the longevity of this design these engines have to be overhauled or a replacement engine found that can be deemed reliable and servicable. i'm thinking 20+ years down the road, joe huff has expressed he would love to retire someday! haha.

[Orv Neisingh]

The cam failure was caused by the engine builder installing hydraulic lifters in the engine. These bleed down when the engine sits then take a while to fill with oil once the engine starts. That period of time that the engine is running and the lifters are not fully filled caused the damage.

[Lyle Swallows]

thank you for keeping these "lessons learned" hanging on your wall there.

[Orv Neisingh]

My web site has many more lessons learned discussed there, see the green button at the top of the page above.