Posted for "Bill Schertz" <wschertz@comcast.net>:

Good advice Finn, thanks

I am going to run it a few more times, then oil it down to keep it from
rusting while I work on the rest of the plane.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Finn Lassen" <finn.lassen@verizon.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:18 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first start

> Hi Bill,
>
> If you will not be running the engine regularly be sure to get some light
> oil into each chamber so the seals won't rust and stick. Especially if you
> shut down last time by cutting the ignition and thus left gasoline in the
> engine. I recall that Ed had a bad experience after leaving the engine
> flooded for a long time.
>
> Finn
>
> Bill Schertz wrote:
>> Thanks, bear in mind that I am still a long way from flying. I have to
>> bond the top of my fuselage on and then do the sanding and filling. I
>> wanted to verify that the engine and controller would work before I made
>> them 'harder' to get at.
>> Bill
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* John Downing <mailto:downing.j@sbcglobal.net>
>> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:38 PM
>> *Subject:* [FlyRotary] first start
>>
>> Bill, congratulations on your first start. As I'm getting close
>> it is great that there are folks having better luck than Buly. JohnD
>>
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