Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3132269 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:07:51 -0500 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([216.76.209.122]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040329020747.QCVS1729.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:07:47 -0500 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis & RD-1Cdrivetesting Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:07:46 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C41508.B8174170" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C41508.B8174170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > No coolant flow whatsoever, nada, zip Can't help, Dave, but I can empathize. Last time I ran the engine it ran pretty well. Since then I've cleaned the fuel filters and changed the oil. I went to start it today to get some engine tuning done and see how everything works with the cowl on. Nada, zip. She fired maybe twice in more than a minute of cranking. Switching to computer B, trying different mixture settings etc. etc. didnt help. I took the cowl off & removed the plugs. Black and wet. I sandblasted my spare set and put them in. Same results. Any ideas? Is it ok to sandblast plugs to clean them? John ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C41508.B8174170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> No coolant=20 flow whatsoever, nada, zip  
Can't help, Dave, but I=20 can empathize.
Last time I ran the engine it ran pretty = well. Since=20 then I've cleaned the fuel filters and changed the oil.=20
I went to start it today to get some = engine tuning=20 done and see how everything works with the cowl = on.
Nada, zip. She fired maybe twice in more than = a minute=20 of cranking. Switching to computer B, trying different mixture settings = etc.=20 etc. didnt help. I took the cowl off & removed the plugs. Black = and=20 wet. I sandblasted my spare set and put them in. Same results.=20
Any ideas?
Is it ok to sandblast plugs to clean=20 them?
John
 
 
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