X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.142] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 1059273 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:37:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.142; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C58B95.5493052A" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Startic Timing / TDC Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:36:33 -0500 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E016C1B64@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Startic Timing / TDC Thread-Index: AcWKyDL6GF676DVpTHivfvwD8ITVbQAzFZbw From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C58B95.5493052A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry guys for leaving out the most important detail (well, it made sense to me.) I think this has already been addressed by Lynn, but just to be sure, here is the missing piece. =20 =20 You count the number of teeth between the two marks, divide this number by 2, and then put a paint mark on that tooth. This tooth, which should be exactly half-way between the two marks, will be TDC. =20 Mark S. =20 =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of david mccandless Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 7:07 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Startic Timing / TDC =20 Hi Mark,=20 I have read this a dozen times; I cannot make sense of it!=20 What do I do after I count the teeth? And what tooth do I place the mark on?=20 On 16/07/2005, at 4:42 AM, Mark R Steitle wrote:=20 =20 . Now count the number of teeth between the two marks and place a mark on this tooth=20 Rotate the engine back again to align this tooth with the pointer. This will be TDC.=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C58B95.5493052A Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Sorry guys for leaving out the most important detail (well, it made sense to me.)  I think this has = already been addressed by Lynn, but just to be sure, here is the missing piece.  =

 

You count the number of teeth = between the two marks, divide this number by 2, and then put a paint mark on that = tooth.  This tooth, which should be exactly half-way between the two marks, will = be TDC.

 

Mark S.  =

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of david mccandless
Sent: Sunday, July 17, = 2005 7:07 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Startic Timing / TDC

 

Hi Mark,

I have read this a dozen times; I cannot make sense of it! =

What do I do after I count the teeth? And what tooth do I place = the mark on?

On 16/07/2005, at 4:42 AM, Mark R Steitle wrote: =

 

.  Now count the number of = teeth between the two marks and place a mark on this tooth =

  Rotate the engine back again = to align this tooth with the pointer.  This will be = TDC. 

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