Return-Path: Received: from out005.verizon.net ([206.46.170.143] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3048004 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:26:30 -0500 Received: from [65.239.43.96] ([67.225.117.112]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040227162628.GWTB2677.out005.verizon.net@[65.239.43.96]> for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:26:28 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: res0c5l1@incoming.verizon.net Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:28:49 -0800 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Ken Welter Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Compression sucks! Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1134223160==_ma============" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [67.225.117.112] at Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:26:27 -0600 --============_-1134223160==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Did you super glue the apex seal ? Every time I glued them it was a real bitch to get it started and it ran rough for a few minutes until the glue seams broke, I use starting fluid to get it started for the first couple times and then the compression comes up. Ken >Finally brought a compression tester to the airport yesterday. 30 - >45 psi at low (maybe 100 RPM). > >So, I'm definitely going to install some kind of primer. > >How many hours is it going to take for apex seals to seat better? > >Any recommended RPM for running in the engine? 4,500, 5,000, 5,500? > >Mix extra or less oil in the gas during this? > >Hoping to have right radiator installed this weekend, so I can start >running at full power. > >Finn > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html --============_-1134223160==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Re: [FlyRotary] Compression sucks!
  Did you super glue the apex seal ?
 Every time I glued them it was a real bitch to get it started and it ran rough for a few minutes until the glue seams broke, I use starting fluid to get it started for the first couple times and then the compression comes up.

  Ken




Finally brought a compression tester to the airport yesterday. 30 - 45 psi at low (maybe 100 RPM).

So, I'm definitely going to install some kind of primer.

How many hours is it going to take for apex seals to seat better?

Any recommended RPM for running in the engine? 4,500, 5,000, 5,500?

Mix extra or less oil in the gas during this?

Hoping to have right radiator installed this weekend, so I can start running at full power.

Finn
 Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
 Archive:   http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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