Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 855068 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:18:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050405021726.ZMMF2068.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 22:17:26 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Break In Period? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:15:31 -0500 Message-ID: <001801c53985$579b0d20$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C5395B.6EC50520" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C5395B.6EC50520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty: Based on NO rotary experience, just other stuff, I would still recommend no- detergent, dyno stuff for initial break in, not M-1. you don't ever get a second chance to make that first impression. jofarr, soddy tn=20 =20 I personally think the whole "never use synthetic oil for break-in" recommendation is mostly folklore. Corvettes, and probably a number of other engines come straight off the assembly line with full synthetic, = and they've got a lot more parts to seat that we do. Sump oil is irrelevant = for apex seals, and half irrelevant for side seals. Oil rings, yeah, those = are new. There's only one new bearing, in the whole engine though. I think I'll be OK... or not :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (John's just worried because he doesn't know what it's like to get = to 1400 feet in 30 seconds, or land in less than a mile)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C5395B.6EC50520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty: Based on NO = rotary=20 experience, just other stuff, I would still recommend no- detergent, = dyno stuff=20 for initial break in, not M-1.  you don't ever get a second chance = to make=20 that first impression.
jofarr, soddy tn 
 
I personally think the whole "never use = synthetic oil for=20 break-in" recommendation is mostly folklore.  Corvettes, and = probably a=20 number of other engines come straight off the assembly line = with full=20 synthetic, and they've got a lot more parts to seat that we do.  = Sump oil=20 is irrelevant for apex seals, and half irrelevant for side seals.  = Oil=20 rings, yeah, those are new.  There's only one new bearing, in the = whole=20 engine though.  I think I'll be OK... or not=20 :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty (John's just worried because = he doesn't know=20 what it's like to get to 1400 feet in 30 seconds, or land in less than a = mile) 
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