X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.188] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTPS id 3374432 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:23:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.188; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-98-20.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.98.20]) by mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id mBK6N3P7017975 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:23:05 +1100 Message-ID: From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: engine preservation Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:23:03 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C962BF.3B8E0AD0" 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 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081219-0, 19/12/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C962BF.3B8E0AD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, Did you know about this before? George (down under) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Greg Ward=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:54 AM 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_0007_01C962BF.3B8E0AD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
Did you know about this = before?
George (down under)
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Greg=20 Ward
Sent: Saturday, December 20, = 2008 11:54=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: engine = 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,=20 and supposedly power increases of up to 20% +.  Anybody done = this? =20 Results?
Thanks;
Greg Ward
Lancair 20B N178RG in = Progress
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Downing
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Friday, December 19, = 2008 5:35=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] engine=20 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 it=20 over 8 revolutions and duct taped the exhaust.  That should = even oil=20 the muffler bearings when I start it again. =20 JohnD
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