X-Junk-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=Led+0XXi c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=1qe/KHY/cVbSjvybk1J6zg==:117 a=tJvibCFsorSNjpxMvkubbw==:17 a=xqWC_Br6kY4A:10 a=sC3jslCIGhcA:10 a=EeqS8akxAVy2CShTdNYA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=SN2GH2EXBR1hMYUpZfUA:9 a=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0A:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 From: "Clouduster clouduster@austin.rr.com" Received: from [107.14.73.226] (HELO dnvrco-cmomta01.email.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2c5) with ESMTPS id 10359689 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:04:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=107.14.73.226; envelope-from=clouduster@austin.rr.com Received: from [IPv6:::ffff:192.168.100.11] ([70.113.118.46]) by cmsmtp with ESMTPA id KED2eQHBOgoKNKED5e1I3C; Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:04:21 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Rotary engine did not start - Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:04:18 -0600 Importance: normal X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_ECB35398-29B8-44DB-B5DE-E517DC02749A_" X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfJ/tR/D8DathzrTO/tTsEoWq7v6kO4UNJE3kup7/7lAaWfaPkiEeJf9FRCm8Xk6j9foo+JVl97oe3WGTHfQ92jqAULDQSaijAN4h2/QqBieoCvcgRqxR kx40Are/HFYWBVucauGwwGkdJWyOFrofcuO1oCDl+LChWfkPaZG+qkVY+qccrrMlcUyg6TVKRnd1eqEZeoFkdZps/puGaeCNK7w= Message-ID: --_ECB35398-29B8-44DB-B5DE-E517DC02749A_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I had a no-start of my RX-8 in my RV-7A about three weeks ago. I had rebui= lt the engine starter and after re-installing it, I started the engine 3 ti= mes to make sure the starter was performing properly. Everything was OK. = I got in the airplane 2 days later and the engine turned over but did not = start. I ran the P 680 battery down trying to start it. I discovered I ha= d NO compression on any of the 6 rotor faces! I checked the ignition, inje= ctors and cleaned the plugs. I also squirted some fuel into the spark plug= holes to try to get it to fire. I finally squirted 2 stroke oil into each= rotor face using the prop to rotate the engine. I sprayed 2 to 3 squirts= per rotor face using a hand oil dispenser. The engine fired several time= s but did not start on the first try =E2=80=93 I let it sit 3 hours and tri= ed again. It started and after about 10 seconds it ran smoothly. It fille= d the hanger with smoke burning the oil! I figure I must have left some unburned gasoline in the engine when I teste= d the starter and this washed most of the oil out of the seals while sitti= ng a couple of days. Hence no compression. This is only a guess - I ran it on the ground several times and have flown it about 5 hours =E2= =80=93 everything appears back to normal! PS =E2=80=93 I don=E2=80=99t ever measure the rotor=E2=80=99s compression. = I only turn the prop thur by hand =E2=80=93 compression is back to normal= . Dennis Haverlah=20 RX-8 in RV-7A=20 About 800 hours=20 =20 --_ECB35398-29B8-44DB-B5DE-E517DC02749A_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"

I had a no-start of my RX-8 in my RV-7A about three weeks ago.=C2=A0 = I had rebuilt the engine starter and after re-installing it, I started the = engine 3 times to make sure the starter was performing properly.=C2=A0 Ever= ything was OK.=C2=A0 I got in the airplane 2 days later and the engine turn= ed over but =C2=A0did not start.=C2=A0 I ran the P 680 battery down trying = to start it.=C2=A0 I discovered I had NO compression on any of the 6 rotor = faces!=C2=A0 I checked the ignition, injectors and cleaned the plugs.=C2=A0= I also squirted some fuel into the spark plug holes to try to get it to fi= re.=C2=A0 I finally squirted 2 stroke oil into each rotor face using the pr= op to rotate the engine.=C2=A0 I sprayed =C2=A02 to 3 squirts per rotor fac= e using a hand oil =C2=A0dispenser.=C2=A0 The engine fired several times bu= t did not start on the first try =E2=80=93 I let it sit 3 hours and tried a= gain.=C2=A0 It started and after about 10 seconds it ran smoothly.=C2=A0 It= filled the hanger with smoke burning=C2=A0 the oil!

I figure I must have left some = unburned gasoline in the engine when I tested the starter and this washed m= ost of =C2=A0the oil out of the seals while sitting a couple of days. Hence= no compression.=C2=A0 This is only a guess -

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I ran it on the ground several times a= nd have flown it about 5 hours =C2=A0=E2=80=93 everything appears back to n= ormal!

PS= =E2=80=93 I don=E2=80=99t ever measure the rotor=E2=80=99s compression.=C2= =A0 I only turn the prop thur by hand =E2=80=93 compression is back to =C2= =A0normal.

Dennis Haverlah

RX-8 in RV-7A

About 800 hours

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