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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Lack of progress report
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 08:43:06 -0500
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Good advise, Mark.

I did overheat an engine early-on due to entrapped air.  While I have a 
"Plugs Up" installation which apparently tends to aggravate the situation, 
even in the automobile, several burping of the engine is recommended.  I do 
this by carefully watching the engine temps and running the rpm up to around 
4000-5000 this appears to flush the air out of my evaporator cores (they 
entrap approx. 1/3 their volume in air each time I drain the system - which 
must be flushed out before attempting flight (or extended engine runs).  It 
would have been simply, IF I had just installed an air bleed petcock on top 
of each core - but, Alas back in 1995 that had not occurred to me {:>)

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:21 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Lack of progress report


Bob,
You probably know this, but be sure to bleed the air out of the block before 
running the engine for the first time.  That usually means removing the 
thermostat so the air can escape through the bypass circuit.  It would be a 
shame to overheat a new engine due to low coolant.  It has happened more 
than once, and almost happened to me.

Good luck,
Mark S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On 
Behalf Of Bob White
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:06 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Lack of progress report


Any of you who have read my signature would know that I was trying to
get my engine started by today at the latest.  It didn't happen.  I
have a long list of excuses, but I won't bore you with them. :)

I am still plodding along on the wiring.  Once that's done, all that's
left is to tighten up some hoses, add fluids, do some system checks, and
give it a try.

From the land of mañana,
Bob W.  (Sorry I'm not making some noise!)


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I won't have to change this one till the engine is running. :)

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