X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.3] (HELO imo-m22.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1122118 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 May 2006 07:48:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.3; envelope-from=ARGOLDMAN@aol.com Received: from ARGOLDMAN@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.47b.a8cf82 (58550) for ; Sun, 21 May 2006 07:48:06 -0400 (EDT) From: ARGOLDMAN@aol.com Message-ID: <47b.a8cf82.31a1ad76@aol.com> Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 07:48:06 EDT Subject: Questions from a potential rotaryphile To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1148212086" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5026 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1148212086 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a different forum, not related specifically to engines, the following was stated, "...Rotary is different issue. Their unusual combustion chamber requires them to mix 2 cycle oil with each tank. If they don't their compression seals die prematurely. Just like your boat motor mix, I don't see it as a big deal. In addition, if they use aviation fuel, they develop power drop on departure and have to replace all their plugs before next flight. This happens every 20 hours. They don't have solution for this." What is the experience that you are having? Is there any truth to this. If not true, where might this info have come from?? thanks, Rich -------------------------------1148212086 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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In a different forum, not related specifically to engines, the followin= g=20 was stated,

"...Rotary is different issue. Their unusual combustion chamber require= s=20 them
to mix 2 cycle oil with each tank. If they don't their compression=20 seals
die prematurely. Just like your boat motor mix, I don't see it as a= =20 big
deal. In addition, if they use aviation fuel, they develop power drop= =20 on
departure and have to replace all their plugs before next flight.=20 This
happens every 20 hours. They don't have solution for this."

W= hat=20 is the experience that you are having? Is there any truth to this. If not tr= ue,=20 where might this info have come from??

thanks,

Rich

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