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Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:35:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.glasair.org ([209.140.220.254] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP-TLS id 2479245 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:49:08 -0400 Received: from bruce1 ([]) by mail.glasair.org (VisNetic.MailServer.v5.0.2.0) with ESMTP id PNFDNK for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:52:50 -0400 From: "Bruce Gray" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Chrome Cylinders X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:49:04 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <006601c34da8$b2b22650$0a01a8c0@bruce1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01C34D87.2BA08650" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C34D87.2BA08650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Scott, One of the benifits that ECI claims for the CermiNil cylinder is that they breakin during the first hour of operation. Most pilots think that cylinder ring seating can be spotted by the lowering and stabilization of oil consumption. This is false. Ring seating can be spotted by a drop of about 50 degrees of CHT. You can actually see it happen right there - on the runup/test stand. Bruce www.glasair.org -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Sky2high@aol.com Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:39 PM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Re: Chrome Cylinders Pete, You are right to avoid cermichrome cylinders since they are notorious for wearing long before TBO. However, check: http://www.eci2fly.com/Tech_Ref/TITAN/TITAN320-360.htm for TITAN CermiNil cylinders. It has taken me forever to break in these ECI cylinders. Scott Krueger 2003 Air Venture Cup Racer #94 Sky2high@aol.com LNC2 N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL (KARR) ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C34D87.2BA08650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Scott,

One of the benifits that ECI = claims for the=20 CermiNil cylinder is that they breakin during the first hour of = operation. Most=20 pilots think that cylinder ring seating can be spotted by the = lowering and=20 stabilization of oil consumption. This is false. Ring seating can be = spotted by=20 a drop of about 50 degrees of CHT. You can actually see it happen right = there -=20 on the runup/test stand.

Bruce

www.glasair.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair = Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 Sky2high@aol.com
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:39=20 PM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Re: = Chrome=20 Cylinders

Pete,

You are right to avoid cermichrome cylinders since they are = notorious for=20 wearing long before TBO. However, check:

http://ww= w.eci2fly.com/Tech_Ref/TITAN/TITAN320-360.htm

for TITAN CermiNil cylinders. It has taken me forever to = break=20 in these ECI cylinders.

Scott=20 Krueger
2003 Air Venture Cup Racer #94
Sky2high@aol.com
LNC2 = N92EX=20 IO320 Aurora, IL (KARR)

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