X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 923205 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:32:58 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id k0C2WA4r021904 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:32:12 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701c61720$80970110$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Momentary pucker X's 3 Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:32:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine I agree, unlikely, BUT Tracy reports having two of the LS1 coils fail - I would check with him to see what the symptoms were if you have not already done so. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "WALTER B KERR" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Momentary pucker X's 3 > Hi Ed, > > Temp was approximately 70 degrees, engine temps were normal. > > I have four independent coils so don't believe it to be a coil problem. > > Bernie > ====================================== > On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:10:16 -0500 "Ed Anderson" > writes: >> I think Tracy gets over 150 hours on auto gas, so SAG not likely. >> Any idea >> what the OAT was at the altitude you were operating? Was the engine >> >> temperature in the normal range? >> I hate those type of hic-ups - but, it a miss on one chamber should >> take >> only .00166 seconds at 6000 rpm. Of course, it may have been several >> running >> together. >> >> The two primary suspects are, of course, fuel and fire. I >> personally would >> bet on fuel being the culprit more than spark. The reason is you do >> have >> two sparkplugs per chamber on different modules. However, I presume >> you >> checked to see that both leading and trailing are still working. >> That old >> resistor in the base of the leading module of the Mazda coils failed >> on me >> and Tracy. Otherwise, can think of anything to suggest. >> >> Ed A >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "WALTER B KERR" >> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:29 PM >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Momentary pucker X's 3 >> >> >> > Hi Ed, >> > >> > Not exactly sure time on plugs, think about 55 hours on auto gas. >> > >> > Bernie >> > ------------------------------- >> > On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:36:44 -0500 "Ed Anderson" >> > writes: >> >> Using auto or 100LL? How many hours on the plugs? Doesn't sound >> like >> >> SAG >> >> but you never know. Hic-ups are subject to interpretation {:>) >> >> >> >> Ed A >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "WALTER B KERR" >> >> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:23 PM >> >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Momentary pucker X's 3 >> >> >> >> >> >> > Flying around the neighborhood today and about 30 minutes into >> >> flight >> >> > there was a momentary hic-up. Everything on monitor looked >> normal, >> >> so >> >> > richened a tad and continued flying. About 5 minutes later, >> same >> >> thing >> >> > second verse, and then a third time. Went to full power and >> rich >> >> and it >> >> > did not repeat. No miss while descending to land or while >> taxing >> >> in. Ran >> >> > up a full static for a minute on the ground and everything >> >> appeared >> >> > normal. >> >> > >> >> > Any suggestions??? >> >> > >> >> > Bernie, not wanting to start to Lakeland with an unknow >> problem! >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> >> > Archive and UnSub: >> >> http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> > Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >> >> > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >