Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 854996 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:56:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050405005542.BIZ2394.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:55:42 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Break In Period? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:53:46 -0500 Message-ID: <000e01c53979$ec0da370$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53950.03379B70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53950.03379B70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe, I seriously doubt it. I broken my in about three hours of ground running and I am not even certain that was required. The important = thing is to break it in using mineral based oil rather than a synthetic then = changing the filter.=20 =20 Hi Ed, =20 Well, I hope you're wrong about that mineral based oil thing, because = I've got Mobile One in mine, and plan to leave it there. I do have mostly = used parts in the engine though, at least as far as bearings and such go. =20 =20 I've spent a lot of time recently wondering about this break in business = as well. I'm at the point where I need to start seriously running the = engine on the ground, in preparation for flight this weekend (or sooner). = Tuning will consume some of that time, so I guess it's just as well that auto = tune hasn't arrived. Beyond that, I sure don't plan to run more than a few = hours on the ground, and I'm pretty sure the folks at the airport would string = me up by the naughty bits if I did. =20 =20 My primary break in plan is a brief high power run to 1400 feet over my airport (because the Navy has a lid on my airspace), then laps at = various rpms. I'll bring a few CD's :-) =20 Rusty (wishing NAS Whiting would end up on the base closure list)=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53950.03379B70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Joe, I seriously doubt it.  = I broken my=20 in about three hours of ground running and I am not even certain that = was=20 required.  The important thing is to break it in using mineral = based oil=20 rather than a synthetic then changing the filter. 
 
Hi Ed,
 
Well, I hope you're wrong about that mineral = based oil=20 thing, because I've got Mobile One in mine, and plan to leave it = there.  I=20 do have mostly used parts in the engine though, at least as far as = bearings and=20 such go. 
 
I've spent a lot of time recently wondering = about this=20 break in business as well.  I'm at the point where I need to start=20 seriously running the engine on the ground, in preparation for flight = this=20 weekend (or sooner).  Tuning will consume some of that time, so I = guess=20 it's just as well that auto tune hasn't arrived.  Beyond that, I = sure don't=20 plan to run more than a few hours on the ground, and I'm pretty sure the = folks=20 at the airport would string me up by the naughty bits if I did. =20
 
My primary break in plan is a brief high = power run to=20 1400 feet over my airport (because the Navy has a lid on my = airspace), then=20 laps at various rpms.  I'll bring a few CD's = :-)
 
Rusty (wishing NAS Whiting would end up on = the base=20 closure list)
 
 
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