X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 938535 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 May 2005 08:04:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j4AC3X0W021276 for ; Tue, 10 May 2005 08:03:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002e01c55558$4bfecd00$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Synthetic Oil and Leaded Gasoline. Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 08:03:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C55536.C4BB2080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C55536.C4BB2080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the link, Jesse, It appears that rotary engines are not the only auto conversion with = problems with SAG from having lead foul the plugs.=20 Some white deposits may be seen on the plugs and in the exhaust pipe = during use, this is normal with TCP since the lead in the fuel is being = converted to non conductive lead phosphate. When no additive is used, = lead oxide is formed. It is lead oxide which causes plugs to misfire = due to its partial conductivity shorting out the plug. In addition, = lead oxide tends to form in large clumps or clinkers whereas the lead = phosphate is a crumbly and if any is left behind in the combustion = chamber it deposits in even layers.=20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: jesse farr=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:26 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Synthetic Oil and Leaded Gasoline. Without going into the reliability of those forming opinions from net = talk, like p. salanger and ilk, as regards mcdonald's coffee suit = propaganda, the synthetic and leaded fuel problems do seem to be real. = And, the piston crowd also seem to be aware of it, with most going = to mogas. (Can't be killing more dinosaurs, I guess; or, maybe syn oil = really is better.) Decalin www.decalinchemicals.com seems to be a rather = positive attitude approach, if you want to go that way. jofarr, soddy tn ----- Original Message ----- From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 Ed, While I don't totally discount that there could be some (MINOR) = problems. I would remind you that McDonalds was sued by some idiot that = spilled hot coffee in their own lap! Just because it's litigated don't = necessarily mean that it's true! ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C55536.C4BB2080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for the link, Jesse,
 

It appears that rotary engines are not the only auto = conversion=20 with problems with SAG from having lead foul the plugs.

Some white deposits may be seen on the plugs and in the exhaust pipe = during=20 use, this is normal with TCP since the lead in the fuel is being = converted to=20 non conductive lead phosphate.  When no additive is used, lead = oxide is=20 formed.  It is lead oxide which causes plugs to misfire due to its = partial=20 conductivity shorting out the plug.  In addition, lead oxide tends = to form=20 in large clumps or clinkers whereas the lead phosphate is a crumbly and = if any=20 is left behind in the combustion chamber it deposits in even = layers. 

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 jesse = farr=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 = 7:26 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Synthetic Oil=20 and Leaded Gasoline.

Without going into the reliability of those forming opinions from = net=20 talk, like p. salanger and ilk, as regards mcdonald's coffee suit = propaganda,=20 the synthetic and leaded fuel problems do seem to be real. <g> = And, the=20 piston crowd also seem to be aware of it, with most going to mogas. = (Can't be=20 killing more dinosaurs, I guess; or, maybe syn oil really is better.)=20 Decalin www.decalinchemicals.com = seems to=20 be a rather positive attitude approach, if you want to go that = way.
 
jofarr, soddy tn
----- Original Message ----- = From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20
 
Ed, While I don't totally discount that there could be some = (MINOR)=20 problems. I would remind you that McDonalds was sued by some idiot = that=20 spilled hot coffee in their own lap! Just because it's litigated = don't=20 necessarily mean that it's=20 true!
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