Return-Path: Received: from mail.adhost.com ([216.211.128.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 488341 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:29:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.211.128.3; envelope-from=JoeH@PilgrimTech.com Received: from pilgrim9 (tide74.microsoft.com [131.107.71.226]) by mail.adhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D8855EA76 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:29:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from JoeH@PilgrimTech.com) Reply-To: From: "Joe Hull" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] N96PM makes noise once again Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:29:23 -0700 Organization: Pilgrim Technologies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4BBFF.131515A0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcS7xe6lO6WhWv/MS0mcG3adYrPm3QAc30dw Message-Id: <20041027152923.4D8855EA76@mail.adhost.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4BBFF.131515A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John - welcome back to the land of the running engine. (I'm still waiting to arrive there). Take your time and be safe! Joe Hull (going home this afternoon to look at my oil injector holes) Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical & Finishing) http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Slade Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 6:40 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] N96PM makes noise once again It's been quiet here lately. Time to liven things up a bit. I'm happy to report that my engine is once again making noise. Well, it was making noise before, but now it's good noise. I just started the rebuilt engine and taxied around on the ramp in the dark for 5 minutes or so. It seems to be running very well. I definitely need to do a bit of tuning, but it's very smooth and responsive. I'm not sure if I mentioned this but there were a number of things wrong, over and above the damaged seal and rotor housing, any and all of which might help explain some of the problems I've had since first running the engine over a year ago. 1. The rubber end plugs on the seals were missing - i.e. never installed. 2. One of the end seals had 30 thou clearance when it should have been 2 thou 3. (This one is embarrassing). Bruce asked me if I was running premix. When I said yes, he asked why I'd unplugged the oil injection holes when I removed the engine. What injector holes?, I asked. Yep. Believe it or nor, the oil injector ports (next to the primary injector holes) had been unplugged since day one. Taxi testing and runups tomorrow. John Slade ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4BBFF.131515A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John – welcome back to the = land of the running engine. (I’m still waiting to arrive there). Take your = time and be safe!

Joe Hull (going home this afternoon = to look at my oil injector holes)

Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine = & Electrical & Finishing)

http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Slade
Sent: Tuesday, October = 26, 2004 6:40 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = N96PM makes noise once again

It's been quiet here lately. Time = to liven things up a bit.

I'm happy to report that my engine = is once again making noise. Well, it was making noise before, but now it's good = noise.

I just started the rebuilt = engine and taxied around on the ramp in the dark for 5 minutes or so. It seems to = be running very well. I definitely need to do a bit of tuning, but it's = very smooth and responsive.

I'm not sure if I mentioned this = but there were a number of things wrong, over and above the damaged seal and rotor housing, any and all of which might help explain some of the problems = I've had since first running the engine over a year ago.

1. The rubber end plugs on the = seals were missing - i.e. never installed.

2. One of the end seals had 30 thou clearance when it should have been 2 thou

3. (This one is embarrassing). = Bruce asked me if I was running premix. When I said yes, he asked why I'd unplugged = the oil injection holes when I removed the engine. What injector holes?, I = asked. Yep. Believe it or nor, the oil injector ports (next to the primary injector = holes) had been unplugged since day one.

Taxi testing and runups = tomorrow.

John Slade

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