X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2551847 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:15:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.101; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from arptk8ng400 (adsl-146-126-12.mco.bellsouth.net[72.146.126.12]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20071202141515H0100n1u18e>; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:15:15 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [72.146.126.12] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Need some advise.. Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:15:17 -0500 Message-ID: <33022BE5805548E1A07BA9CE5AB5EFA0@ARPTK8NG400> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01C834C3.DB4A8420" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acg0QQTpYkLmKE49TT2Xy+2H5b37qQArF7ww X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C834C3.DB4A8420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So, it appears that I am the only one dumb enough to do this..:>) Does anyone have any helpful thoughts? I would hate to replace the O2 sensor and just contaminate the replacement. Thanks, Bill B _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:38 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Need some advise.. I just removed my exhaust to have some welding done on it. When I replaced it, I added some anti-seize compound on the two EGT thermocouples and also the O2 sensor boss. When I started the engine, the O2 sensor worked for a few minutes, then stopped working. I assume that it did not like the anti-seize compound??? My question is.will it come back after a while? If I need to replace the O2 sensor, should I try and remove all the compound from the thermocouples as well? (they are ahead of the O2 sensor) Should I run the engine for a while after I remove the compound to try and burn it out of the pipe or should I clean out the pipe? How bad is my situation? What to do..What to do??? Thanks for the help! Bill B ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C834C3.DB4A8420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

So, it appears that I am the only one dumb enough to do = this..:>)

Does anyone have any helpful thoughts?  I would hate to = replace the O2 sensor and just contaminate the = replacement.

Thanks,

Bill B

 

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry
Sent: Saturday, December = 01, 2007 12:38 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Need = some advise..

I just removed my exhaust to have some welding done on it.  = When I replaced it, I added some anti-seize compound on the two EGT = thermocouples and also the O2 sensor boss.

When I started the engine, the O2 sensor worked for a few = minutes, then stopped working.  I assume that it did not like the anti-seize = compound???

My question is…will it come back after a while?  If I = need to replace the O2 sensor, should I try and remove all the compound from = the thermocouples as well? (they are ahead of the O2 sensor)  Should I = run the engine for a while after I remove the compound to try and burn it out of = the pipe or should I clean out the pipe?

 

How bad is my situation?  What to do….What to = do???

 

Thanks for the help!

 

Bill B 

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