Return-Path: Received: from relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net ([66.133.131.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2995190 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:39:58 -0500 Received: (qmail 7116 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2004 04:39:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO frontiernet.net) ([170.215.99.215]) (envelope-sender ) by relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net (FrontierMTA 2.3.6) with SMTP for ; 17 Feb 2004 04:39:57 -0000 Message-ID: <40319B9B.ECAF7B15@frontiernet.net> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:42:03 -0600 From: Jim Sower X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Won't start References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------708374C92100A8F165C7814D" --------------708374C92100A8F165C7814D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit IMO starting fluid is like lots and lots of other things ... a good practice, but a bad habit. If you have compression, a shot of ether will start it and clear flooded plugs. I used it for years and years in the auto repair business with NO bad results or side effects. Don't use a whole lot, and don't run on it for any significant time. A shot to clear floods and determine if engine is capable or running. Just a theory .... Jim S. Ed Anderson wrote: > I presume you ignition timing is set correctly and the correct > wires are on the correct plugs. Since you are using a carb, > it could be an air leak, but if you put fuel into the intake > it should have started and ran until exhausting it - so not > certain its your air path. Did you do a compression check? Do > you get the usually "whoomp" sound when you pull the prop > through?A bit more information would be good. Ed Ed Anderson > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered > Matthews, NC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Finn Lassen > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 2:28 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Won't start > Tried to start my just overhauled engine. > Did cough a couple of times after I dumped a bit of > fuel in through the intake ports. > There is fuel in the carb bowls. > May have an air leak somewhere in intake path. > > I think I read not to use ether, but use WD40 > instead? > > Should I spray some Marvel Mystery Oil into the > cambers to get better sealing? > > No more time to experiment today, so any tips for > tomorrow are appreciated. > > Finn > -- Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything Crossville, TN; Chapter 5 Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T --------------708374C92100A8F165C7814D Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit IMO starting fluid is like lots and lots of other things ... a good practice, but a bad habit.  If you have compression, a shot of ether will start it and clear flooded plugs.  I used it for years and years in the auto repair business with NO bad results or side effects.  Don't use a whole lot, and don't run on it for any significant time.  A shot to clear floods and determine if engine is capable or running.
Just a theory .... Jim S.

Ed Anderson wrote:

I presume you ignition timing is set correctly and the correct wires are on the correct plugs.  Since you are using a carb, it could be an air leak, but if you put fuel into the intake it should have started and ran until exhausting it - so not certain its your air path. Did you do a compression check?  Do you get the usually "whoomp" sound when you pull the prop through?A bit more information would be good. Ed Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Won't start
 Tried to start my just overhauled engine.
Did cough a couple of times after I dumped a bit of fuel  in through the intake ports.
There is fuel  in the carb bowls.
May have an air leak somewhere in  intake path.

I think I read not to use ether, but use WD40 instead?

Should I spray some Marvel Mystery Oil into the cambers to get better sealing?

No more time to experiment today, so any tips for tomorrow are appreciated.

Finn

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Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T
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