X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 10:26:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2879653 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 May 2008 05:12:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.5; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d0c.2fc2f61f (30737) for ; Thu, 1 May 2008 05:12:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 05:12:04 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lightspeed Plasma III in Performance Engine X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1209633124" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 34 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1209633124 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Fred, =20 Interesting............ =20 Are the Mag plugs top, bottom or mixed? During the break in phase, some=20 engines will actually be, uh, letting more oil into the combustion chamber.= At=20 shut down this tends to accumulate at the bottom of the cylinder where some= =20 plugs are located and may have a tendency to more easily become fouled and=20 even more so on the side where one wing is low when parked. =20 Just wonderin'. =20 Grayhawk =20 =20 In a message dated 4/30/2008 7:14:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, =20 fredmoreno@optusnet.com.au writes: I have a Lightspeed on one side and a mag on the other side of my IO-550. =20= I=20 think the key issues with single and dual electronic ignition systems have=20 been well ventilated here, but I wanted to add an anecdote. =20 I am completing early flight testing. After ground runs and brake tests=20 before first flight, touch and goes, a few hours of running very rich as pa= rt of=20 break in, and a lot of taxi time, I finally fouled plugs after about six=20 hours. This was evident during the =E2=80=9Cmag=E2=80=9D check. Operating= on Lightspeed only,=20 there was no problem. Operating on magneto only, I got a lot of coughing,= =20 spluttering, and missing. I burned the plugs clean with about 2 minutes of= =20 2000 RPM with mixture leaned way out before the engine would run smoothly=20 again with the mag only. It always ran smoothly with the Lightspeed only.=20= =20 Conclusion: Lightspeed fires through ugly fouled plugs better than a=20 magneto, just as advertised. So this might be a benefit in starting if you= r plugs=20 are somewhat fouled. =20 Better yet =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t foul your plugs.=20 Your mileage may vary.=20 **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car=20 listings at AOL Autos. =20 (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=3Daolcmp00300000002851) -------------------------------1209633124 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
Fred,
 
Interesting............
 
Are the Mag plugs top, bottom or mixed?  During the break in phase= ,=20 some engines will actually be, uh, letting more oil into the combustion= =20 chamber.  At shut down this tends to accumulate at the bottom of the=20 cylinder where some plugs are located and may have a tendency to more easily= =20 become fouled and even more so on the side where one wing is low when=20 parked.
 
Just wonderin'.
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 4/30/2008 7:14:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 fredmoreno@optusnet.com.au writes:
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I have a Light= speed=20 on one side and a mag on the other side of my IO-550.  I think the ke= y=20 issues with single and dual electronic ignition systems have been well=20 ventilated here, but I wanted to add an anecdote. 

I am completin= g=20 early flight testing.  After ground runs and brake tests before first= =20 flight, touch and goes, a few hours of running very rich as part of break=20= in,=20 and a lot of taxi time, I finally fouled plugs after about six hours. = ;=20 This was evident during the =E2=80=9Cmag=E2=80=9D check.  Operating o= n Lightspeed only,=20 there was no problem.  Operating on magneto only, I got a lot of=20 coughing, spluttering, and missing.  I burned the plugs clean with ab= out=20 2 minutes of 2000 RPM with mixture leaned way out before the engine would=20= run=20 smoothly again with the mag only.  It always ran smoothly with the=20 Lightspeed only.

Conclusion:=20 Lightspeed fires through ugly fouled plugs better than a magneto, just as=20 advertised.  So this might be a benefit in starting if your plugs are= =20 somewhat fouled.

Better yet=20= =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t=20 foul your plugs.

Your mileage m= ay=20 vary.




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