X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:42:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta11.charter.net ([216.33.127.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3586472 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:52:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.80; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from imp09 ([10.20.200.9]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP id <20090419215155.NBSW22327.mta11.charter.net@imp09> for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:51:55 -0400 Received: from axs ([75.132.241.174]) by imp09 with smtp.charter.net id hZru1b00G3mUFT705ZrunE; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:51:55 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <5370932D029245CFB8F7B0C05C71F902@axs> From: "terrence o'neill" X-Original-To: "Lancair" Subject: rough IO-320 X-Original-Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:52:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C10F.2DD7AFF0" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C10F.2DD7AFF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Almost ready to aviate, but taxiing with engine that has been getting = increasingly rougher, even after overhauling the Bendix RSA and testing = the Plasma II CDI ignitions okay. En ine sat for years, labelled = preserved, but for about 5 years not run after complete rebuild by = Performance Airmotive about 8 or 9 years ago. =20 Now, taxied and othrwise run-up for less than 3 hours, is becoming = increasingly less inclined to idle., Initially would idle smoothly down to about 650-700rpm...=20 Then the lower plugs fouled/carbon and oil...replaced with new plugs at = 2 hrs.; then in another hour of ground running, runs strongly at 1500-2500 rpm, = and when below 1500 mostly aggressively lean, still the bottom plugs = again fouled in less than an hour, and minimum idle speed increased to = about 900 rpm, running so rich it fouled plugs even with agressive = leaning... suspected fuel injection servo had dried and cracked = diaphrams, having sat dry for many years, so had it overhauled = (Kelly)... Ran it two days ago, and the minimum idle speed without competely = cutting out, was 1000 rpm. Runs strong at higher rpms. Will run a compression test tomorrow. I want this mill to run perfectly before I fly it. Any comments or suggestion welcome. Terrence L235/320 N211AL KGRE No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (5.0.0.22 - 10.100.057). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C10F.2DD7AFF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Almost ready to = aviate, but=20 taxiing with engine that has been getting increasingly rougher, even = after=20 overhauling the Bendix RSA and testing the Plasma II CDI ignitions = okay. =20 En ine sat for years, labelled preserved, but for about 5 years=20 not run after complete rebuild by Performance Airmotive about = 8 or 9=20 years ago.

Now, taxied and = othrwise run-up=20 for less than 3 hours, is becoming increasingly less = inclined to=20 idle.,

Initially would = idle smoothly=20 down to about 650-700rpm...

Then the lower = plugs=20 fouled/carbon and oil...replaced with new plugs at 2 hrs.;

then in another = hour of ground=20 running, runs strongly at 1500-2500 rpm, and when below 1500 mostly = aggressively=20 lean, still the bottom plugs again fouled in less than an hour, and = minimum=20 idle speed increased to about 900 rpm, running so rich it fouled plugs = even with=20 agressive leaning... suspected fuel injection servo had dried and = cracked=20 diaphrams, having sat dry for many years, so had it overhauled=20 (Kelly)...

Ran it two days = ago, and the=20 minimum idle speed without competely cutting out, was 1000 rpm. Runs = strong at=20 higher rpms.

Will run a = compression test=20 tomorrow.

I want this mill to = run=20 perfectly before I fly it.

Any comments or = suggestion=20 welcome.

Terrence

L235/320

N211AL = KGRE

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