Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3049507 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:42:33 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.137.125]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040228144233.HFSX1830.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:42:33 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 - No spark problem Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:42:33 -0600 Message-ID: <00d001c3fe09$19ccf890$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D1_01C3FDD6.CF328890" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D1_01C3FDD6.CF328890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Each time I check the plugs I find that the trailing plugs are very = oily. If I tap them on my hand I get quite a bit of liquid out. The leading plugs = are also wet, but not oily. =20 Where's all the oil coming from? Was the engine assembled with more = than the average amount of goo, or maybe stored with some sort of oil for protection? Wet, oily plugs aren't going to fire well, if at all, so = that's got to be part of the problem. =20 =20 Try removing the plugs, turning off the engine computer, and crank the engine over enough to blow some of that crap out. Next install NEW (not cleaned) plugs and give it another try. =20 =20 Good luck. Rusty (must irritate the Lycoming owners)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00D1_01C3FDD6.CF328890 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Each time I check the plugs I find that the trailing = plugs are=20 very oily. If I tap them on my hand I get quite a bit of liquid out. The = leading=20 plugs are also wet, but not oily.

 
Where's = all the oil=20 coming from?  Was the engine assembled with more than the average = amount of=20 goo, or maybe stored with some sort of oil for protection?  Wet, = oily plugs=20 aren't going to fire well, if at all, so that's got to be part of the=20 problem. 
 
Try = removing the plugs,=20 turning off the engine computer, and crank the engine over enough to = blow some=20 of that crap out.  Next install NEW (not cleaned) plugs = and give=20 it another try.   
 
Good=20 luck.
Rusty = (must irritate=20 the Lycoming owners) 



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