X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 08:55:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from secure5.liveoakhosting.com ([64.49.254.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTPS id 922003 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 08:23:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.49.254.21; envelope-from=walter@advancedpilot.com Received: (qmail 14704 invoked by uid 2520); 2 May 2005 12:22:54 -0000 Received: from 216.107.97.170 by secure5.liveoakhosting.com (envelope-from , uid 2020) with qmail-scanner-1.25st (clamdscan: 0.83/762. perlscan: 1.25st. Clear:RC:0(216.107.97.170):. Processed in 0.02767 secs); 02 May 2005 12:22:54 -0000 Received: from 216-107-97-170.wan.networktel.net (HELO ?10.0.1.2?) (216.107.97.170) by secure5.liveoakhosting.com with SMTP; 2 May 2005 12:22:54 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed X-Original-Message-Id: <3a2f5795452f119f10f10a345769a009@advancedpilot.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Walter Atkinson Subject: Re: [LML] Break-In Question X-Original-Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 07:22:40 -0500 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Dennis: That is true, but 40 hours seems a bit long. About 15 hours sounds=20 more like what I saw with two sets of CermiNils I had on a twin about=20 five years ago. I'd change the oil and filter at 5 hours and again in=20= 15 more, then go to your regular oil changes intervals. That'd=20 probably do it. Walter On May 1, 2005, at 5:48 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote: Hi Walter, =A0 I'm getting a rebuilt TCM IO-550 with CermiNil nickel=20 coated=A0cylinders.=A0 I've heard that they take longer to break-in, as=20= much as 40 hours, because the cylinders are so hard.=A0 When you=20 mentioned that most engines are broken-in after five hours, does that=20 include nickel coated cylinders? =A0 Thanks so much for your help, Dennis Johnson =A0=