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 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: >> 269.8.0/817 - Release Date: 5/24/2007 4:01 PM >> > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >
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