X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4666554 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:55:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%15]) with mapi id 14.01.0270.001; Thu, 6 Jan 2011 19:51:29 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hard hot start problem possibly found. Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Hard hot start problem possibly found. Thread-Index: AQHLreevirA+FxxoeEStkb32btOvBZPEwBOU Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 01:54:41 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Currently, while I help a friend move, my seals are "soaking" for the next = 24 hours.=20 Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jan 6, 2011, at 3:21 PM, cbeazley wrote: >=20 >> Sounds like stuck seals. Probably carbon gum-up or minor rust. >> What vendors apex seals and springs are these? >> Home Depot Zep Industrial purple is a great degreaser. Acetone is anoth= er common remedy. You may be able to spray or brush it into the apex slots= . >> If you have access through the exhaust ports, some forced mechanical mov= ement in every direction by tape covered needle nosed pliers may help resto= re movement and possibly remove surface rust. >> Some folks out there have poured acetone through the spark plug holes to= get an old (sometimes seized) engine running again. I've heard of more th= an a few people complaining about coolant/oil seals later... >> Do you recall the apex clearance assuming you rebuilt the engine? You m= ight be able to check apex clearance in place with feeler gauges while you = are at it. >>=20 >> Cheers >> Cary >>=20 > I meant to say ATF instead of acetone through the plugs holes. > Cary >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/Lis= t.html