Return-Path: Received: from [216.211.128.10] (HELO incoming-standby.adhost.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 854665 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:33:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.211.128.10; envelope-from=JoeH@PilgrimTech.com Received: from pilgrim9 (tide531.microsoft.com [131.107.0.101]) by incoming-standby.adhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 494CB2BF832 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:32:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from JoeH@PilgrimTech.com) Reply-To: From: To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Break In Period? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:32:23 -0700 Organization: Pilgrim Technologies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C53912.5A76D920" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcU5ReNZJCN42NxlQvGc0JMv8RQyHA== Message-Id: <20050404193223.494CB2BF832@incoming-standby.adhost.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C53912.5A76D920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a friend who bought a new engine form "Hayes Rotary" up here in Redmond, WA. These guys are very knowledgeable guys. They told him to keep the RPM's under 4000 for the first 1,000 - 1,500 miles to allow the engine to "break in". I've never heard of this for rotaries. That represents about 20 hrs of running before first take-off in an airplane (assuming more than idle RPM). Is this needed? Joe Hull Bellevue, WA Cozy MK IV ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C53912.5A76D920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a friend who bought a new engine form = “Hayes Rotary” up here in Redmond, WA.  These guys are very = knowledgeable guys.  They told him to keep the RPM’s under 4000 for the = first 1,000 – 1,500 miles to allow the engine to “break = in”. 

 

I’ve never heard of this for rotaries. That = represents about 20 hrs of running before first take-off in an airplane (assuming = more than idle RPM). 

 

Is this needed?

 

Joe Hull

Bellevue, WA

Cozy MK IV

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