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From: "DaveLeonard" <daveleonard@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another precautionary landing
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:32:16 -0800
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Very sorry to hear that John.  Interested to hear what happened.

Dave Leonard


> 
> 
> Today I changed the plugs, oil and filter. Engine seemed to be 
> running well.
> Oil pressure 87 on the runup. I didn't hear anything unusual, but an
> observer on the ground said I had a misfire or two on the take-off roll.
> 
> I did a pattern. Oil pressure 65 on the downwind at 3600 rpm. After a low
> pass, which apparently sounded sweet from the ground I headed south a few
> miles and climbed above the class C. By the time I was over the field at
> 5000' the oil pressure was 24 at 3500 rpm, coolant temp was 230 
> and oil 220
> (much higher than usual). I began a descent. At minimum throttle 
> temps went
> back below 200, but oil pressure was around 20 - 25. Engine began running
> rough. Richer mixture smoothed it out. I had the mixture at a 4 
> pm setting.
> Anything leaner and it faltered. Switched off one set of injectors (the
> primaries I think) and it ran better.
> 
> On short final at idle oil pressure was in single digits, and as I taxied
> back to the hangar it was actually reading negative.
> 
> Y'know - I'm getting really sick of this.
> 
> John (hoping for a positive attitude in the morning)
> 
> 
> 
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