X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost02.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.4) with ESMTP id 2992932 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:19:35 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.102; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from fwebmail32.isp.att.net ([207.115.9.162]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc02) with SMTP id <20080626201856H02001b40fe>; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:18:56 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.9.162] Received: from [64.250.199.75] by fwebmail32.isp.att.net; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:18:56 +0000 From: "Kelly Troyer" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Running lean of peak Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:18:56 +0000 Message-Id: <062620082018.5575.4863F9AF0009AC48000015C722193100029B0A02D29B9B0EBF019D9B040A05@att.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Jun 10 2008) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5575_1214511536_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5575_1214511536_0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, How many hours are on your sparkplugs and are you useing auto fuel or 100L= L.........Something to consider before a 2000 mile trip.........Could be possible indication befor= e the dreaded "SAG".......... -- Kelly Troyer=20 "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine=20 "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2=20 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold=20 -------------- Original message from "Al Gietzen" : ---= -----------=20 I=E2=80=99m finding that at about 100F LOP I sense that the engine is start= ing to not like it =E2=80=93 like it doesn=E2=80=99t seem to be entirely sm= ooth; maybe an occasional miss here and there. Am I right that some of you= guys run as much as 200 LOP; or is it my imagination =E2=80=93 in both cas= es. Would timing setting have much of anything to do with running LOP? Just past by the 100 hr mark on the engine near the end of a 500 mile trip = on Monday. I plan to leave next Monday on a round trip of over 2000 nm ove= r the following week. That=E2=80=99ll rack up a few hours. Al --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5575_1214511536_0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5575_1214511536_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5575_1214511536_1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Al,

How many hours are on your sparkplugs and are you useing auto fu= el or 100LL.........Something to

consider before a 2000 mile trip.........Could be possible indication = before the dreaded "SAG"..........

--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_1= 3B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifol= d

-------------- Original message from "Al Gietzen" <ALVent= ures@cox.net>: --------------

I=E2=80=99m finding that at about 100F LOP I = sense that the engine is starting to not like it =E2=80=93 like it doesn=E2= =80=99t seem to be entirely smooth; maybe an occasional miss here and there= . Am I right that some of you guys run as much as 200 LOP; or is it m= y imagination =E2=80=93 in both cases.

Would timing setting have much of anything to= do with running LOP?

Just past by the 100 hr mark on the engine ne= ar the end of a 500 mile trip on Monday. I plan to leave next Monday = on a round trip of over 2000 nm over the following week. That=E2=80= =99ll rack up a few hours.

Al

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