Return-Path: Received: from out010.verizon.net ([206.46.170.133] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3049596 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:57:05 -0500 Received: from netzero.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out010.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040228155634.TQKC26012.out010.verizon.net@netzero.net> for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:56:34 -0600 Message-ID: <4040BA2E.8080901@netzero.net> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:56:30 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 - No spark problem References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090509050107040007090502" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out010.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:56:34 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090509050107040007090502 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just occured to me: you don't use oil injection, do you? Most of us are premixing oil in the gas and have disabled the stock oil injection. Finn John Slade wrote: > > 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 > Yes. The engine was stored with some sorty of goo in it. > > > Try removing the plugs, turning off the engine computer, and crank > the engine over >> enough to blow some of that crap out. > Did that a few times. Have oil spots all over the wing, my teeshirt > and face to prove it. :) > >>Next install NEW (not cleaned) plugs and give it another try. > Good idea. > > (must irritate the Lycoming owners) > One word - "annual" just miss out the "nu" in some cases. > > > --------------090509050107040007090502 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just occured to me: you don't use oil injection, do you?
Most of us are premixing oil in the gas and have disabled the stock oil injection.

Finn

John Slade wrote:
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 > 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 
Yes. The engine was stored with some sorty of goo in it.
 
 > Try removing the plugs, turning off the engine computer, and crank the engine over  
> enough to blow some of that crap out.   
Did that a few times. Have oil spots all over the wing, my teeshirt and face to prove it. :)
 
>Next install NEW (not cleaned) plugs and give it another try.    
Good idea.
 
(must irritate the Lycoming owners)  
One word - "annual"  just miss out the "nu" in some cases.



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