X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-wy0-f180.google.com ([74.125.82.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTPS id 4914312 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:34:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.82.180; envelope-from=fluffysheap@gmail.com Received: by wyj26 with SMTP id 26so6065548wyj.25 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:33:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=0S+ASVJC2GItGgb4ggbVLnh2rL4+E5n2r0mq/7B3cTE=; b=eu/jX/bhpX1coH6r5f/ZFQnIq1eXK+lRnZDy1gJyCqzDU9A/99nVNYVakxurWBWRSN do70mBdZy0Na3n3bnPFKqk47DuNoQcAFg8tNdGaYvCoMKUTGr7v8Uk9qWu9/lDu68PRc ahhMSJFdf+hTqcG5RCMIRQjIBYCQWKXeAypgs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=tfm6CmBYDhsJrkHNVtKgyK7sqTR+cP0lVEke/hF00IKFzTb48mtvrcri8cxgdJ0mee BDR2IgTgXGKrXU5IPtaLoR2+bRIKZIeyb9lmvdF1MaX/FwmLMxHRD7Vzd/66LA348DRl 1YvApvwOw07M3u+qQPGOM+Rn3QylZReJkkWQM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.209.138 with SMTP id gg10mr4748982wbb.212.1300768435359; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:33:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.141.197 with HTTP; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:33:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:33:55 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First start.....again From: William Wilson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Cc: Chris Barber Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cdf996c864f5a049f0ac0f9 --000e0cdf996c864f5a049f0ac0f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Did you happen to find any hint of what is causing your side sealing problems? You are just having all kinds of weird problems and I still think there is some deeper flaw. On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Chris Barber wrote: > Bad/bent apex seals and one broken side seal. The apex seals explain the > low compression, hard start and rough low power (the roughness had been > developing). The side seal explain the oil smoke coming out onto the prop I > think. > > Now I need to find the courage to start testing at higher power. > > Chris > Houston > > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:55 PM, "Mark Steitle" wrote: > > Chris, > > That's great news after all the setbacks. What all did you find wrong > with your engine? > > Mark > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Chris Barber < > cbarber@texasattorney.net> wrote: > >> Got my engine buttoned up and installed back on the Velocity. Fired it up >> yesterday and it started up easily but was serging a bit. Came back out >> today, reset everything to factory and she is starting easy as pie and >> running smooth as silk. (until I screw something else up). >> >> She is currently running as well as she ever has. Starting has always been >> a problem but is doing so great right now. As a matter of fact I feel kinda >> giddy shutting her down and the immediately starting her again just cuz I >> can. >> >> I am keeping her below about 4500 rpm (I need to run just under 4500 to >> get the map to 22 to set Mode 3) to allow the new apex seals time to set. >> Reset the Hobbs too. >> >> I replaced the 3 lb wastegate spring with the weakest one I have; a 1.5 lb >> spring. >> >> So, should I be offended that someone else found a failure mode with a >> clogged exhaust??? I was beginning to think I had a monopoly. I will gladly >> pass the torch. >> >> Chris >> >> Keeping thing slow... >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4 >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > --000e0cdf996c864f5a049f0ac0f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Did you happen to find any hint of what is causing your side sealing proble= ms?=A0 You are just having all kinds of weird problems and I still think th= ere is some deeper flaw.

On Mon, Mar 21, = 2011 at 7:15 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net> wrote:
Bad/bent apex seals and one broken side seal. The apex seals explain t= he low compression, hard start and rough low power (the roughness had been = developing). The side seal explain the oil smoke coming out onto the prop I= think.=A0

Now I need to find the courage to start testing at higher power.=A0

Chris
Houston


Sent from my iPhone 4

On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:55 PM, "Mark Steitle" <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote:
Chris,=A0

That's great news after all the setbacks. =A0What all did you find= wrong with your engine? =A0

Mark=A0

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@texasatt= orney.net> wrote:
Got my engine buttoned up and installed back on the Velocity. =A0Fired it u= p yesterday and it started up easily but was serging a bit. Came back out t= oday, reset everything to factory and she is starting easy as pie and runni= ng smooth as silk. (until I screw something else up).

She is currently running as well as she ever has. Starting has always been = a problem but is doing so great right now. As a matter of fact I feel kinda= giddy shutting her down and the immediately starting her again just cuz I = can.

I am keeping her below about 4500 rpm (I need to run just under 4500 to get= the map to 22 to set Mode 3) to allow the new apex seals time to set. Rese= t the Hobbs too.

I replaced the 3 lb wastegate spring with the weakest one I have; a 1.5 lb = spring.

So, should I be offended that someone else found a failure mode with a clog= ged exhaust??? I was beginning to think I had a monopoly. I will gladly pas= s the torch.

Chris

Keeping thing slow...

Sent from my iPhone 4
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