X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.90] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1129809 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 May 2006 22:46:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.90; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 26 May 2006 19:41:50 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.150.252 by BAY115-DAV18.phx.gbl with DAV; Sat, 27 May 2006 02:41:49 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.150.252] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Another case of heat-soaked coils? Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 22:41:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C68115.8F4B2240" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0026.0800 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 26 May 2006 22:41:42 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 May 2006 02:41:50.0523 (UTC) FILETIME=[1B24F8B0:01C68137] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C68115.8F4B2240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thought the coils were a long shot. I'm still not sure where the connection that failed was (connector = contact or the unknown connection at the end of the pigtail left by = cutting the connector off the Mazda harness) but I do like treating all = connector contacts with a corrosion inhibitor. My favorite is Corrosion = X. I like soldered connections for this reason too. I'll do my own = stress relief to get it away from the potential stiff connection at the = solder joint. To each his own though. Tracy (Granddaughter gone for the summer, Aahhhh.......... : )=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thomas y Reina Jakits=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another case of heat-soaked coils? Get some SP-400! If you fancy it, mask the to be treated area - then aply a thin coat = (shake the can really well and repeat often...). Get over any all connectors that are suspect to moisture. It will form a thin wax like coat. Re-apply at least one more time = after a couple of hours or overnight. Areas that are really in the "wet" you should apply up to 5 coats. It takes a while to do a good job, but: It is transparent - you alway see the connection The coat gets a little harder with time, but always stays flexible It made my day on a Bell-47 for 3 month on the ocean!! TJ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "John Slade" = > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" = > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:31 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another case of heat-soaked coils? > Well it wasn't the coils after all. > Florida humidity had gotten to one of my crank angle sensor = connectors. > Problem solved. > Coils returned. > $206 back in my pocket. > Life is good > John > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C68115.8F4B2240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thought the coils were a long shot.

I'm still not sure where the connection that failed was (connector = contact=20 or the unknown connection at the end of the pigtail left by cutting the=20 connector off the Mazda harness) but I do like treating all connector = contacts=20 with a corrosion inhibitor. My favorite is Corrosion = X. I like=20 soldered connections for this reason too. I'll do my own stress = relief to=20 get it away from the potential stiff connection at the solder = joint. To=20 each his own though.

Tracy (Granddaughter gone for the = summer, =20 Aahhhh.......... : )

----- Original Message -----

From: Thomas=20 y Reina Jakits

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 8:54 = PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Another case of=20 heat-soaked coils?

Get some SP-400!

If you fancy it, mask the to be = treated=20 area - then aply a thin coat (shake
the can really well and repeat=20 often...).
Get over any all connectors that are suspect to = moisture.
It=20 will form a thin wax like coat. Re-apply at least one more time after=20 a
couple of hours or overnight.
Areas that are really in the = "wet" you=20 should apply up to 5 coats.
It takes a while to do a good job, = but:
It=20 is transparent - you alway see the connection
The coat gets a = little harder=20 with time, but always stays flexible

It made my day on a = Bell-47 for 3=20 month on the ocean!!

TJ

----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 "John Slade" <sladerj@bellsouth.net>
To= :=20 "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent:=20 Friday, May 26, 2006 11:31 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another case = of=20 heat-soaked coils?

> Well it wasn't the coils after = all.
>=20 Florida humidity had gotten to one of my crank angle sensor=20 connectors.
> Problem solved.
> Coils returned.
> = $206 back=20 in my pocket.
> Life is good
> John
>
> = --
>=20 Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> = Archive=20 and UnSub: http://mail.lanca= ironline.net/lists/flyrotary/

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Homepage: =20 http://www.flyrotary.com/
Archi= ve and=20 UnSub: http://mail.lanca= ironline.net/lists/flyrotary/

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