X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3374384 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:09:29 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from OMTA11.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.36]) by QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id t2kF1a0080mlR8UA2G8tfm; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:08:53 +0000 Received: from osd1 ([24.6.40.29]) by OMTA11.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id tG8s1a0020dkeQQ8XG8ssw; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:08:52 +0000 Message-ID: <664643693D864BD8876B363C27AF677E@yosemite.onestopdesign.biz> From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: engine preservation Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:22:47 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0112_01C96217.8E9E7910" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0112_01C96217.8E9E7910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hear you there John. My Dad had some great stories of the Depression, = but I don't want to relive them. Greg ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 7:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine preservation Greg, muffler bearings is joke left over from the depression, the cars = smoked so bad from oil consumption, poor air cleaners, that everyone = joked that the smoke was oiling the muffler bearings. I have put ATF in = the rotary as it was on a skid in the garage and the inside looked like = new when I started it after 8 years and all the seals were free. = JohnD...sure hope I don't see another depression =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Greg Ward=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:54 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine preservation I just read a great article on running ATF through the Rotary, = supposedly to loosen up the apex seals, etc. (high detergent level). = Raves on about having done this multiple times in many engines, and = supposedly power increases of up to 20% +. Anybody done this? Results? Thanks; Greg Ward Lancair 20B N178RG in Progress ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 5:35 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] engine preservation Lynn, thanks for the heads up on the engine. Even though it is in = a heated garage with hot water heat in the floor, I pulled the plugs and = put oil in each rotor cavity and rolled it over 8 revolutions and duct = taped the exhaust. That should even oil the muffler bearings when I = start it again. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_0112_01C96217.8E9E7910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hear you there John.  My Dad had some = great=20 stories of the Depression, but I don't want to relive=20 them.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Downing
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 = 7:04=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine = preservation

Greg, muffler bearings is joke left = over from the=20 depression, the cars smoked so bad from oil consumption, poor air = cleaners,=20 that everyone joked that the smoke was oiling the muffler = bearings.  I=20 have put ATF in the rotary as it was on a skid in the garage and the = inside=20 looked like new when I started it after 8 years and all the seals were = free.  JohnD...sure hope I don't see another depression =20
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Greg=20 Ward
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Friday, December 19, = 2008 8:54=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = engine=20 preservation

I just read a great article on running = ATF through=20 the Rotary, supposedly to loosen up the apex seals, etc. (high = detergent=20 level).  Raves on about having done this multiple times in many = engines, and supposedly power increases of up to 20% +.  = Anybody done=20 this?  Results?
Thanks;
Greg Ward
Lancair 20B N178RG in=20 Progress
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 John Downing
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Friday, December 19, = 2008 5:35=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] engine = preservation

Lynn, thanks for the heads up on = the=20 engine.  Even though it is in a heated garage with hot water = heat in=20 the floor, I pulled the plugs and put oil in each rotor cavity and = rolled=20 it over 8 revolutions and duct taped the exhaust.  That = should even=20 oil the muffler bearings when I start it again. =20 = JohnD
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