X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTPS id 4587387 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:01:41 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.29; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29]) with mapi; Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:01:06 -0800 From: Jeff Whaley To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:01:04 -0800 Subject: Back in the Air Thread-Topic: Back in the Air Thread-Index: AQHLic/5ICKG7cT4bU68SZJnVjkIBQ== Message-ID: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0179E0F6588EEXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0179E0F6588EEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm back in the air after a one month hiatus to remove the engine and resea= l the engine to sub-mount and complete my annual inspection. I used the co= tton cord method in the silicone sealer to prevent complete compression of = the silicone during installation, also only snugged the oil pan bolts at fi= rst then torqued them down after overnight curing of the silicone. Made a = couple touch and goes to remove the rust then a short local 1/2 hour flight= . No leaking oil insight yet ... Yesterday with cowls all off at (38F) it started as usual after one rotatio= n, but today after putting the cowls back on it didn't want to start (30F).= I started wondering about the gap setting in the crank angle sensor - I h= ad set the gap to 0.022" during reinstall - haven't been able to find this = spec - anyone know it or where to find? In the end, I connected the battery to my solar charger for a while then pr= eheated it for 45 minutes - started as per usual. Jeff This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal= records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0179E0F6588EEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm bac= k in the air after a one month hiatus to remove the engine and reseal the&n= bsp;engine to sub-mount and complete my annual inspection.  I used the= cotton cord method in the silicone sealer to prevent complete compression of the silicone during installation, also only snugge= d the oil pan bolts at first then torqued them down after overnight curing = of the silicone.  Made a couple touch and goes to remove the rust then= a short local 1/2 hour flight.  No leaking oil insight yet ...
 
Yesterday with cowls all = off at (38F) it started as usual after one rotation, but today after puttin= g the cowls back on it didn't want to start (30F).  I started wonderin= g about the gap setting in the crank angle sensor - I had set the gap to 0.022" during reinstall - haven't been = able to find this spec - anyone know it or where to find?
In the end, I = connected the battery to my solar charger for a while then preheated it for= 45 minutes - started as per usual.
Jeff
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