Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 370802 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:37:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i7JBb4iB022802 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:37:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000e01c485e0$da91c010$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Leaded av fuel & Alcor TCP Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:37:05 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C485BF.534958A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C485BF.534958A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tom, Yes, I fly almost totally using 100LL aviation fuel. The only = downside (other than cost of course) is that the spark plugs appear to = be come fouled more quickly than using automotive gasoline. Where as = folks using automotive gasoline get close to 100Hrs before change is = needed, my average time on a set of spark plug is closer to 35 - 30 = hours. IT appears that the lead in the fuel shrouds the ceramic center = and the build up eventually affects the spark plug. I believe it causes = current leakage and therefore hinders the voltage potential build up = necessary to cause a spark. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:12 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Leaded av fuel & Alcor TCP Hi Rotorheads,=20 Does anyone regularly fly their rotary on aviation fuel? Or has = anyone heard of the Alcor TCP fuel additive 'that helps lead = scavenging'? Does it seem necessary for av-gas? I picked that up from = this AvWeb news article: = http://www.avweb.com/newswire/10_34a/briefs/187941-1.html =20 Tom Tugan Renesis in a box -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C485BF.534958A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Tom,  Yes, I fly almost totally = using 100LL=20 aviation fuel.  The only downside (other than cost of course) is = that the=20 spark plugs appear to be come fouled more quickly than using automotive=20 gasoline.  Where as folks using automotive gasoline get close to = 100Hrs=20 before change is needed, my average time on a set of spark plug is = closer to 35=20 - 30 hours.  IT appears that the lead in the fuel shrouds the = ceramic=20 center and the build up eventually affects the spark plug.  I = believe it=20 causes current leakage and therefore hinders the voltage potential build = up=20 necessary to cause a spark.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Leaded av = fuel &=20 Alcor TCP

Hi Rotorheads,
 
Does anyone regularly fly their rotary on aviation=20 fuel?     Or has anyone heard of the Alcor TCP = fuel=20 additive 'that helps lead scavenging'?   Does it=20 seem necessary for av-gas?  I picked that up from=20 this AvWeb news article:  http:/= /www.avweb.com/newswire/10_34a/briefs/187941-1.html =20
 
Tom Tugan
Renesis in a box

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